A qualitative study of attitudes and values surrounding stillbirth and neonatal mortality among grandmothers, mothers, and unmarried girls in rural Amhara and Oromiya regions, Ethiopia: Unheard souls in the backyard

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL1, 2014, Pages

  Sisay, Mitike Molla ^a   Yirgu, Robel ^a   Gobezayehu, Abebe Gebremariam ^b   Sibley, Lynn M ^c  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b Maternal and Newborn Health in Ethiopia Partnership ^*  (Ethiopia)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Ethiopia; Neonatal death; Qualitative research; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHILD; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; GRANDMOTHER; GRIEF; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MOTHER; MOURNING; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NUCLEAR FAMILY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; SINGLE WOMAN; STILLBIRTH; ATTITUDE; FAMILY SIZE; HOME DELIVERY; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SINGLE PERSON; SOCIAL VALUES; STILLBIRTH; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894107298     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.12156     Document Type: Article

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