Respectful bereavement care practices that promotes parents’ emotional wellbeing affected by stillbirth

Leyland, Anne

Abstract

The death of a baby in childbirth is a devastating experience for parents, caregivers, and health care professionals across the globe. High-quality, respectful bereavement care is crucial to enable parents to cope with the experience and mitigate long- and short-term adverse psychological outcomes (Siassakos et al 2018). This paper reviews best practices and core principles that underpin respectful bereavement care for parents experiencing an unexpected stillbirth, from a national and global perspective.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 3, 2025
• Online Publication Date: Mar 3, 2025
• Publication Date: Mar 3, 2025
• Deposit Date: Mar 20, 2025
• Journal: MIDIRS
• Print ISSN: 0961-5555
• Electronic ISSN: 2631-8814
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed