The Function of Ritualized Acts of Memory Making after Death in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
(1) Background: Some infants die shortly after birth, leaving both parents and nurses in grief. In the specific setting where the data were collected, the bereaved parents receive a scrapbook made by the nursing staff in the NICU, and a box made by a local parent support group. Making a scrapbook an...
Main Authors: | Inger Emilie Værland, Anne Beth Gilja Johansen, Marta Høyland Lavik |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-11-01
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Series: | Religions |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/12/1046 |
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