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Support for young black urban women after perinatal loss

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Fenstermacher, Kimberly H., Hupcey, Judith E.·2019·MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing
DOI 10.1097/nmc.0000000000000485PMC PMC6289796
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PURPOSE: To describe the bereavement support needs of black urban women in late adolescence after perinatal loss. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Eight black women aged 18 to 21 years who had experienced recent perinatal loss were interviewed in person or by telephone at three points in the 12 weeks that followed their loss to describe their perinatal bereavement experience and support needs. Data from the interviews were analyzed using constant comparative analysis. RESULTS: Black adolescent women need culturally appropriate bereavement support targeted at key transition points along the bereavement trajectory. They need accurate information, compassionate and respectful communication, and support from their mothers, grandmothers, and other women from their community of faith who have experienced perinatal loss. They value mementos, such as photographs and footprints. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Nurses are well-positioned to be consistent caregivers and to provide clear, compassionate communication and anticipatory guidance to young black women experiencing perinatal loss. Attending to spiritual needs, harnessing family support, providing mementos, and encouraging reflection through journaling may help adolescent women find meaning and new perspectives on their bereavement experience.

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  • Photography of the deceased baby may not be culturally accepted.

    “Photography of the deceased baby may not be culturally accepted.103,121,122,154,188”

    From Bereavement care guidelines used in health care facilities immediately following perinatal loss: a scoping review (2024) · cites this paper as [121]

    The Clinical Nursing Implications section recommends offering photographs as keepsakes and reports that participants found the keepsakes they received comforting. It does not address whether photographing a deceased baby may be culturally unacceptable; the participants’ positive experiences do not rule out that possibility elsewhere. Searched for cultural acceptance and objections to photographs. (LLM, conf=0.72)

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Authors
Fenstermacher, K. H., & Hupcey, J. E.
Affiliations
Messiah University (US)
ORCID
Hupcey, Judith E.
Venue
MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
2019-01
Volume
44
Issue
1
Pages
13-19
ISSN
0361-929X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1097/nmc.0000000000000485
PMC
PMC6289796
OpenAlex
W2900509171
Cited by
26
References
23
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1
FWCI
1.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Nursing Research (F31NR010816)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
Keywords
perinatal loss, bereavement support, young Black women, urban women, spiritual needs, Memento, anticipatory guidance, nursing role
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Attitude to Death, Bereavement, Black or African American, Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Social Support, Urban Population, Young Adult, Perinatal Death

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