Silent birth: mourning a stillborn baby
Social WorkPublished 1 July 1982
Jean G. Stringham, Judith Hothan Riley, Ann H. Ross
Citations36
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SJR score0.81
SNIP1.15
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Based on clinical interviews with twenty women, the authors describe the experience of giving birth to and mourning a stillborn baby. Issues include pregnancy and delivery, seeing and touching the baby, autopsy and burial, “making memories,” and mourning. The article discusses the social worker's role in clinical practice and in influencing hospital procedures.
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Psychology
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