Psychological effects of stillbirth

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 76-82

  Cacciatore, Joanne ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Death of a baby; Mindfulness; Newborn death; Psychology of perinatal death; Psychosocial care; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANGER; AUTOMUTILATION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEREAVEMENT; DEFENSIVENESS; EGO STRENGTH; GUILT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NEUROSIS; PREMATURE MORTALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SHAME; SIBLING; STILLBIRTH; STRESS MANAGEMENT;

BEREAVEMENT; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STILLBIRTH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84876711530     PISSN: 1744165X     EISSN: 18780946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2012.09.001     Document Type: Review

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