PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF STILLBIRTH FOR THE MOTHER AND HER FAMILY: A CRISIS-SUPPORT APPROACH
In this article mothers’ emotions after experiencing a stillbirth are discussed. A study combining quantitative and qualitative research provided the foundation for a better understanding of the psychosocial implications of stillbirth for a mother and her family. The crisis-intervention approach was...
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| author | Melanie Human Coen Groenewald Hein J. Odendaal Sulina Green Richard D. Goldstein Hannah C. Kinney |
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| description | In this article mothers’ emotions after experiencing a stillbirth are discussed. A study combining quantitative and qualitative research provided the foundation for a better understanding of the psychosocial implications of stillbirth for a mother and her family. The crisis-intervention approach was used to assist a control group of 25 mothers and was also evaluated during the study to establish the effectiveness thereof. Findings indicated that those mothers receiving the intervention used different coping mechanisms to deal with the severity of their loss. Narratives further show that relationship problems occurred following the loss. Receiving crisis intervention from a social worker during this period of grief, helped to facilitate the grieving process. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6c81772575b048e9b5ff08263acc22972022-12-22T02:52:16ZafrStellenbosch UniversitySocial Work/Maatskaplike Werk0037-80542312-71982014-10-0150410.15270/50-4-392PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF STILLBIRTH FOR THE MOTHER AND HER FAMILY: A CRISIS-SUPPORT APPROACHMelanie HumanCoen Groenewald0Hein J. Odendaal1Sulina Green2Richard D. Goldstein3Hannah C. Kinney4Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Stellenbosch University, TygerbergFaculty of Medicine and Health Science, Stellenbosch University, TygerbergDepartment of Social Work, Stellenbosch UniversityDr Richard Goldstein, Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USADepartment of Pathology, Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, in collaboration with the PASS NetworkIn this article mothers’ emotions after experiencing a stillbirth are discussed. A study combining quantitative and qualitative research provided the foundation for a better understanding of the psychosocial implications of stillbirth for a mother and her family. The crisis-intervention approach was used to assist a control group of 25 mothers and was also evaluated during the study to establish the effectiveness thereof. Findings indicated that those mothers receiving the intervention used different coping mechanisms to deal with the severity of their loss. Narratives further show that relationship problems occurred following the loss. Receiving crisis intervention from a social worker during this period of grief, helped to facilitate the grieving process.https://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/392stillbirthpsychosocialcopinglossnarrativerelationshipsocial workgriefgrieving processcrisisinterventionfamily |
| spellingShingle | Melanie Human Coen Groenewald Hein J. Odendaal Sulina Green Richard D. Goldstein Hannah C. Kinney PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF STILLBIRTH FOR THE MOTHER AND HER FAMILY: A CRISIS-SUPPORT APPROACH Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk stillbirth psychosocial coping loss narrative relationship social work grief grieving process crisis intervention family |
| title | PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF STILLBIRTH FOR THE MOTHER AND HER FAMILY: A CRISIS-SUPPORT APPROACH |
| title_full | PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF STILLBIRTH FOR THE MOTHER AND HER FAMILY: A CRISIS-SUPPORT APPROACH |
| title_fullStr | PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF STILLBIRTH FOR THE MOTHER AND HER FAMILY: A CRISIS-SUPPORT APPROACH |
| title_full_unstemmed | PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF STILLBIRTH FOR THE MOTHER AND HER FAMILY: A CRISIS-SUPPORT APPROACH |
| title_short | PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF STILLBIRTH FOR THE MOTHER AND HER FAMILY: A CRISIS-SUPPORT APPROACH |
| title_sort | psychosocial implications of stillbirth for the mother and her family a crisis support approach |
| topic | stillbirth psychosocial coping loss narrative relationship social work grief grieving process crisis intervention family |
| url | https://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/392 |
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