Maternal mourning : pain and coping with the loss of a baby
Objective: to understand how mothers experienced the experience of their babies’ mourning. Methods: this is a qualitative study, conducted with nine mothers who experienced the loss of a child under one year. Semistructured interviews were conducted, and the reports were organized using the Collecti...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) |
| Repositorio: | Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.ufc.br:riufc/23827 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/23827 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Mortalidade Infantil Relações Mãe-Filho Infant Mortality |
| Sumario: | Objective: to understand how mothers experienced the experience of their babies’ mourning. Methods: this is a qualitative study, conducted with nine mothers who experienced the loss of a child under one year. Semistructured interviews were conducted, and the reports were organized using the Collective Subject Discourse. Results: the participants indicated the complexity and difficulties of the mourning process, implying a grief that lasted but could be overcome through spirituality and family support. They also showed the lack of support from the health services. Conclusion: although mourning is a complex and peculiar process, the mothers pointed out the importance of the spirituality and support of their relatives, but highlighted the lack of support from the health services. |
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