Stillbirth in Australia 5: making respectful care after stillbirth a reality: the quest for parent-centred care
Abstract
Stillbirth is a tragedy that can leave parents feeling powerless and vulnerable. Respectful and supportive bereavement care is essential to reducing adverse psychosocial impact. Initiatives of the Australian Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth are designed to improve care after stillbirth. At their heart are the voices of perinatally bereaved parents and support organisations and shared decision making between parents and health care providers. Priorities in future perinatal bereavement care research include ensuring appropriate care for population groups who experience higher rates of stillbirth and addressing implementation challenges to best practice in respectful and supportive bereavement care within our health systems.
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- Authors
- Boyle, F. M., Horey, D., Dean, J. H., Loughnan, S., Ludski, K., Mead, J., Homer, C. S., de Wilde, D., Morris, J., & Flenady, V. J.
- Affiliations
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Burnet Institute (AU)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Boyle, Frances M.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Women and Birth
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-11
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 531-536
- ISSN
- 1871-5192 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3092663681
- Cited by
- 25
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 0.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Women and Birth (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UTS ePRESS (University of Technology Sydney) (submittedVersion)
- The Sydney eScholarship Repository (The University of Sydney) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Mater Foundation
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Global Maternal and Child Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Keywords
- stillbirth, perinatal bereavement, respectful care, bereaved parents, psychosocial impact, shared decision-making, implementation barriers, health care system
- MeSH terms
- Psychosocial Support Systems, Australia, Bereavement, Child, Female, Grief, Health Personnel, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Parents, Pregnancy, Professional-Patient Relations, Perinatal Care, Patient-Centered Care, Stillbirth
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