Caring for families experiencing stillbirth: Evidence-based guidance for maternity care providers

Women and Birth

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 272-278

  Peters, Micah D J ^a   Lisy, Karolina ^a   Riitano, Dagmara ^a   Jordan, Zoe ^a   Aromataris, Edoardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Foetal death; Psychosocial care; Review; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPATHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FOLLOW UP; GRIEF; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STAFF TRAINING; STILLBIRTH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSCULTURAL CARE; BEREAVEMENT; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTHER; POSTNATAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

BEREAVEMENT; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FATHERS; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; POSTNATAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 84947486486     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2015.07.003     Document Type: Article

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