When a Baby Dies - The Experience of Late Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Neonatal Death

Zusatztext 'Kohner's vast experience in the field! along with her skills as an author! give her an authority and reputation that make her contributions in this area compulsory reading for a wide range of professionals and others'. - John W. Beaumont! Bereavement Care Klappentext Every year in the UK over 10,000 babies die before birth or shortly afterwards. For the parents, the grief is hard to bear. In this book, parents who have lost a baby tell their stories. They speak about what happened, how they felt, how they have been helped by others and how they helped themselves.Using letters from and interviews with many bereaved parents, Nancy Kohner and Alix Henley have written a book which offers understanding of what it means to lose a baby and the grief that follows. When a Baby Dies also contains valuable information about why a baby dies, hospital practices, the process of grieving, sources of support, and the care parents need in future pregnancies. Zusammenfassung Based on the experiences of many hundreds of bereaved parents, When A Baby Dies describes the tragic and bewildering experience of losing a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Parents' Stories 2. Immediate Feelings 3. Experiences in Hospital 4. Grief and Grieving 5. Another Pregnancy 6. Another Baby 7. Looking Back 8. Appendix One: Medical Explanations Appendix Two: Principals of Good Practice

Product details

• Authors: Alix Henley, Alix Kohner Henley, Henley Alix, Nancy Kohner, Nancy Henley Kohner, Kohner Nancy
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.06.2001
• EAN: 9780415252768
• ISBN: 978-0-415-25276-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; HEALTH & FITNESS / General, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, Psychotherapy, Midwifery, Paediatric nursing, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services