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How Physicians Cope With Stillbirth or Neonatal Death: A National Survey of Obstetricians

Gold, Katherine J., Kuznia, Angela L., Hayward, Rodney A.·2008·Obstetrics & Gynecology
DOI 10.1097/aog.0b013e31817d0582
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OBJECTIVE: To identify U.S. obstetricians' experiences and attitudes about perinatal death, their coping strategies, and their beliefs about the adequacy of their training on this topic. METHODS: A total of 1,500 randomly selected U.S. obstetricians were mailed a self-administered survey about their experiences and attitudes in dealing with perinatal death. Physicians received up to three copies of the survey, a reminder card, and a $2 cash incentive. Eight hundred four physicians (54%) completed the entire survey. RESULTS: Seventy-five percent of respondents reported that caring for a patient with a stillbirth took a large emotional toll on them personally, and nearly one in 10 obstetricians reported they had considered giving up obstetric practice because of the emotional difficulty in caring for a patient with a stillbirth. Talking informally with colleagues (87%) or friends and family (56%) were the most common strategies used by physicians to personally cope with these situations. CONCLUSION: Perinatal death has a profound effect on the delivering obstetrician, and a significant number of participants in our study have even considered giving up obstetrics altogether. Improved bereavement training may help obstetricians care for grieving families but also cope with their own emotions after this devastating event. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: II.

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Authors
Gold, K. J., Kuznia, A. L., & Hayward, R. A.
Affiliations
University of Michigan (US)
ORCID
Venue
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
2008-07
Volume
112
Issue
1
Pages
29-34
ISSN
0029-7844 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1097/aog.0b013e31817d0582
OpenAlex
W2092862498
Cited by
113
References
24
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 4
FWCI
4.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Global Maternal and Child Health
Keywords
stillbirth, neonatal death, perinatal death, obstetricians, emotional distress, physician attitudes, physician burnout
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Attitude of Health Personnel, Attitude to Death, Bereavement, Cross-Sectional Studies, Data Collection, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Male, Middle Aged, Obstetrics, Physicians, Pregnancy, Stillbirth

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