1 40 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 2024 List Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Citation List Month September List 2024 URL Address <a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2024.101622" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> http://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2024.101622</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Care, connection, and social distancing: The challenges of baby loss during the COVID-19 pandemic in Aotearoa New Zealand Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Women and Birth Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024 Subject The topic of the resource Bereavement; Human; Risk Factors; Continuity of Patient Care; Interpersonal Relations; Collaboration; Fathers; Health Services Accessibility; Office Visits; New Zealand; Social Isolation; Parental Attitudes; Support Psychosocial; World Health; Perinatal Death; Psychosocial Factors; Semi-Structured Interview; Thematic Analysis; Patient Attitudes; Nursing Role; Abortion Spontaneous; Midwives; COVID-19 Pandemic; Postnatal Care; Compassion; Support Social; Caring; Expectant Mothers; Maternal Health Services; Social Distancing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bradford BF; Cronin RS; Popoola T; Bright N; Silverio SA Description An account of the resource Problem: The COVID-19 pandemic hindered access to routine healthcare globally, prompting concerns about possible increases in pregnancy loss and perinatal death. Background: PUDDLES is an international collaboration exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on parents who experience pregnancy loss and perinatal death in seven countries, including Aotearoa New Zealand. Aim: To explore parents' experiences of access to healthcare services and support following baby loss during the COVID-19 pandemic in Aotearoa New Zealand. Methods: We conducted in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 26 bereaved parents, including 20 birthing mothers, and six non-birthing parents (one mother and five fathers). Types of loss included 15 stillbirths, four late miscarriages, and one neonatal death. Participant ethnicities were broadly representative of Aotearoa New Zealand's multi-ethnic society. Data were analysed using Template Analysis. Findings: Analysis revealed five themes relating to pandemic impact on bereaved parent's experiences. These were: 'Distanced and Impersonal care'; 'Navigating Hospital Rules'; Exclusion of Non-birthing Parents; 'Hindered Access to Social Support'; and 'Continuity of Relational Care'. Discussion: The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated isolation of bereaved parents through perceived impersonal care by healthcare professionals and restrictions on movement hindered access to social and cultural support. Compassionate bending of the rules by healthcare professionals and community postnatal visits by continuity of care midwives following the bereavement appeared to be mitigating factors. Conclusion: Social isolation is an added challenge for parents experiencing baby loss during a pandemic, which may be mitigated by flexible and compassionate care from healthcare professionals, especially continuity of care midwives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2024.101622" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.wombi.2024.101622</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Article information provided for research and reference use only. PedPalASCNET does not hold any rights over the resource listed here. All rights are retained by the journal listed under publisher and/or the creator(s). 2024 Abortion Spontaneous Bereavement Bradford BF Bright N caring Collaboration compassion Continuity Of Patient Care COVID-19 Pandemic Cronin RS Expectant Mothers Fathers Health Services Accessibility Human Interpersonal Relations Maternal Health Services Midwives New Zealand nursing role Office Visits Parental Attitudes Patient Attitudes Perinatal Death Popoola T Postnatal Care Psychosocial Factors Risk Factors Semi-Structured Interview September List 2024 Silverio SA social distancing Social Isolation Support Psychosocial Support Social Thematic Analysis Women and Birth World Health