Maternal mourning: pain and coping with the loss of a baby

Maternal mourning: pain and coping with the loss of a baby

Lopes BG; Borges PKD; Grden CRB; Coradassi CE; Sales CD; Damasceno NFP

Revista Da Rede De Enfermagem Do Nordeste

2017

Grief; Infant Mortality; Mother-child Relations; Nursing

Objective: to understand how mothers experienced the experience of their babies' mourning. Methods: this is a qualitative study, conducted with nine mothers who experienced the loss of a child under one year. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, and the reports were organized using the Collective Subject Discourse. Results: the participants indicated the complexity and difficulties of the mourning process, implying a grief that lasted but could be overcome through spirituality and family support. They also showed the lack of support from the health services. Conclusion: although mourning is a complex and peculiar process, the mothers pointed out the importance of the spirituality and support of their relatives, but highlighted the lack of support from the health services.

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