Make the Stillborn Baby and the Loss Real for the Siblings: Parents’ Advice on How the Siblings of a Stillborn Baby Can Be Supported
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This study aimed to investigate parents’ advice to other parents on the basis of their own experiences of siblings’ taking leave of a stillborn sister or brother. The study was a Web questionnaire study of 411 parents. The thematic content analysis resulted in two categories: “Make the stillborn baby and the loss real for the siblings” and “Take the siblings’ resources and prerequisites into account.” Parents’ advised that siblings should see and hold the stillborn baby and, thus, be invited and included into the leave-taking process with respect to the siblings’ feelings, resources, and prerequisites. Based on these findings, professional caregivers can usefully be proactive in their approach to facilitate and encourage the involvement of siblings.
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The finding that higher grief was associated with more acknowledgement from family supports a family-centred approach to providing information and support for loss and grief.
“In line with research exploring the impact of pregnancy loss and neonatal death on extended family members including siblings and grandparents [97–101], this finding supports a family-centred approach to providing information and support for loss and grief, so that all family members involved in the experience of loss are better able to support one another.”
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- Authors
- Avelin, P., Erlandsson, K., Hildingsson, I., Bremborg, A. D., & Rådestad, I.
- Venue
- The Journal of Perinatal Education
- Publisher
- Springer Publishing Company
- Published
- 2012
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 90-98
- ISSN
- 1058-1243 (ISSN-L)
- 1548-8519
- PMC
- PMC3400252
- OpenAlex
- W2009915371
- Cited by
- 17
- References
- 19
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- The Journal of Perinatal Education (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Family Support in Illness
- Keywords
- stillbirth, parenting advice, loss of a sibling, parental experiences, professional caregivers, bereavement support
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