Parental Bereavement

Comments on an article by Lewis Cohen et al. (see record 2013-42173-015). Lewis Cohen et al. describes some poignant issues relative to perinatal mortality and bereavement. The need for hospital protocol embracing "affirmation of reality" needs after death of the neonate is particularly ge...

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Published in:American journal of orthopsychiatry 1979-07, Vol.49 (3), p.553-553
Main Author: Peebles, Wilma C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bereavement
Death and Dying
Health Personnel
Human
Parents
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Summary:Comments on an article by Lewis Cohen et al. (see record 2013-42173-015). Lewis Cohen et al. describes some poignant issues relative to perinatal mortality and bereavement. The need for hospital protocol embracing "affirmation of reality" needs after death of the neonate is particularly germane in Regionalized Perinatal Programs. The "what have you done to my baby?" question demands of the health care professionals an operationalized, sensitive response which exceeds assessment of variant pathological parental reactions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved)
ISSN:0002-9432
1939-0025
DOI:10.1037/h0098979