A Baby Has Died: The Impact of Perinatal Loss on Family Social Networks
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Objectives To describe the impact of a baby's death on the family's social network and to design nursing interventions to support families and their networks.Design Descriptive, with a qualitative approach.Setting An urban area of western Quebec.Participants Twenty parents (mothers and fathers) who had experienced a perinatal loss (abortion, miscarriage, in-utero death, stillbirth, or death of a newborn within the 1st week of life) within the last 6 years.Main outcome measures Self-administered questionnaires developed by the authors were completed by each parent.Results Family members' quality and quantity of ties with their network were profoundly affected by the perinatal loss. Some families experienced reinforcement of their bonds with their social network, but most suffered permanent losses of relationships with friends, colleagues, or extended family members.Conclusions The quality and quantity of ties with one's network are associated with improved health status and life satisfaction. Considering the changes participants noted in their relationships within their network, further studies of the impact of these changes on family members' grieving process would be useful to guide nursing interventions.
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- Authors
- de Montigny, F., Dumas, L., & Beaudet, L.
- Affiliations
- Université du Québec (CA)
- Jewish General Hospital (CA)
- Venue
- Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1999-03
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 151-156
- ISSN
- 0090-0311 (ISSN-L)
- 0884-2175
- OpenAlex
- W2055058089
- Cited by
- 68
- References
- 10
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 0.91
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Keywords
- perinatal loss, social networks, family relationships, abortion, miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death, grief, nursing interventions
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Death, Family, Female, Fetal Death, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Male, Obstetric Nursing, Pregnancy, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Support, Neonatal Nursing
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