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"The heartache of miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death affects thousands of US families every year. Empty Cradle, Broken Heart, fourth edition, offers reassurance to parents who struggle with anger, guilt, and despair during and after such a tragedy. In this new and updated edition, Deborah Davis encourages grieving and strives to cover many different kinds of loss, including information on issues such as the death of one or more babies from a multiple birth, pregnancy interruption, and the questioning of aggressive medical intervention. There is also a special chapter for fathers as well as a chapter on "protective parenting" to help anxious parents enjoy their precious living children. Doctors, nurses, relatives, friends, and other support persons can gain special insight. Most importantly, parents facing the death of a baby will find the necessary support in this gentle guide"--
About the author
Deborah L. Davis, PhD, is a developmental psychologist who has been researching and writing about perinatal crisis and bereavement since 1984. She has written seven books for parents experiencing crisis during pregnancy, birth, and beyond, including premature birth, parenting a baby in the NICU, making life-and-death medical decisions for babies and children, perinatal hospice and palliative care, and mourning the death of a baby at any time during pregnancy or infancy. She has also contributed to a number of other books for parents, plus book chapters, position statements, practice guidelines, and workshops for professionals. Her blog,
Laugh, Cry, Live, explores a wide range of topics at PsychologyToday.com.
