From Death Notification Through the Funeral: Bereaved Parents' Experiences and Their Advice to Professionals

2004 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Janzen ◽  
Susan Cadell ◽  
Anne Westhues
Keyword(s):  
Sudden Death ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Critical Period ◽  
Funeral Directors ◽  
Grieving Process ◽  
Bereaved Parents ◽  
Death Of A Child ◽  
Specific Advice ◽  
Death Notification ◽  
Parents Experiences

Parents who experience the sudden death of a child will interact with many professionals in the period immediately following the death notification through to the funeral. The way these professionals respond to the parents during this critical period may be perceived as helpful, and thus support them in beginning the process of managing the trauma and starting a healthy grieving process. It may also be perceived as unhelpful, though, and contribute to more prolonged and complicated grieving. This article identifies the interventions that a sample of 20 parents who had experienced the sudden death of a child found helpful with different aspects of grieving. Specific advice is given to police, nurses, doctors, coroners, social workers, crisis counselors, funeral directors, and chaplains or clergy.

scholarly journals Metaphors that shape parents' perceptions of effective communication with healthcare practitioners following child death: a qualitative UK study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Turner ◽  
Jeannette Littlemore ◽  
Anne Topping ◽  
Eloise Parr ◽  
Julie Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Video Conferencing ◽  
Child Death ◽  
Physical Nature ◽  
Successful Communication ◽  
Bereaved Parents ◽  
Death Of A Child ◽  
Effective Care ◽  
Physical Response ◽  
Linguistic Analyses ◽  
Parents Experiences

Objectives To offer an interpretation of bereaved parents' evaluations of communication with healthcare practitioners surrounding the death of a child. Design Interpretative qualitative study employing thematic and linguistic analyses of metaphor embedded in interview data. Setting England and Scotland. Participants 24 bereaved parents (21 women, 3 men) Methods Participants were recruited through the True Colours Trust website and mailing list, similar UK charities, and word of mouth. Following interviews in person or via video-conferencing platforms (Skype/Zoom), transcripts first underwent thematic and subsequently linguistic analyses supported by Nvivo. A focused analysis of metaphors used by the parents was undertaken allow in-depth interpretation of how they conceptualised their experiences. Results The findings illuminate the ways parents experienced communication with healthcare practitioners surrounding the death of a child. They show how their evaluations of effective care relate to the experience of the bereavement itself, as expressed through metaphor. We identified three broad themes: (1) Identity (2) Emotional and Physical Response(s) and (3) Time. Successful communication from healthcare practitioners takes account of parents' experiences related to these themes. Conclusions This study suggests that healthcare practitioners when communicating with bereaved parents need to recognise, and seek to comprehend, the ways in which the loss impacts upon an individual's identity as a parent, the 'physical' nature of the emotions that can be unleashed, and the ways in which the death of a child can alter their metaphorical conceptions of time.

Living through the death of a child: A qualitative study of bereaved parents’ experiences

2011 ◽  
Vol 48 (11) ◽  
pp. 1384-1392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayne Price ◽  
Joanne Jordan ◽  
Lindsay Prior ◽  
Jackie Parkes
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Bereaved Parents ◽  
Death Of A Child ◽  
Parents Experiences

scholarly journals Parental Grief and Marital Issues Aftermath: A Pilot Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Nur Atikah Mohamed Hussin ◽  
Azlinda Azman
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Parental Grief ◽  
Limited Knowledge ◽  
Bereaved Parents ◽  
Death Of A Child

<p>The death of a child is difficult to the bereaved parents. Literature had associated the loss with marriage disruption. The issues on that the difficulties to communicate, gender-related coping mechanisms and sexual need were discussed as reasons for bereaved parents to have conflict in their relationship. However there is limited knowledge about this issue. A pilot study has been conducted among six bereaved parents. The bereaved parents were Malaysian Muslim bereaved parents. They were interviewed individually to explore the challenges or conflicts that they had experienced after the death of their child. This study revealed that there were situations which bereaved parents described as having difficulties in their relationship. However, this study also revealed that the mutual understanding and respect to each other are the most of important components for bereaved parents to maintain their relationship post-loss. This study suggested the importance of suggesting couple counselling to bereaved parents after the death of their child.</p>

The Primary Physician and the Death of a Child in a Specialized Hospital Setting

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 443-445
Author(s):  
MORRIS A. WESSEL
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Infants And Children ◽  
Hospital Service ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Primary Physician ◽  
Hospital Physicians ◽  
Death Of A Child ◽  
Specialized Hospital

Pediatricians offer ongoing comprehensive and coordinate care for children. Community-based primary pediatricians assume a large proportion of this repsonsibility, referring a few patients to collegues with specialized skills for consultation and treatment. These consultants, who are often fulltime members of university or other medical centers, provide care extending the lives of many children suffering illnesses that formerly were fatal early in the course of the disease. Some infants and children unfortunately do die after many months or years of treatment at a specialized clinic or hospital service. When this tragedy occurs, parents and siblings have the difficult task of relinquishing their relationship to hospital physicians, nurses, and social workers who have sustained them for many months or years.

scholarly journals SUDDEN DEATH OF A CHILD.

The Lancet ◽  
1862 ◽  
Vol 79 (2002) ◽  
pp. 54-55
Author(s):  
F.D. Ross
Keyword(s):  
Sudden Death ◽  
Death Of A Child
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