SynthesisThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews2000
Support for women/families after perinatal death.
Synthesis in The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2000. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
- Support for mothers, fathers and families after perinatal death.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013Pooled it
- Lived experiences and coping mechanisms of parents following stillbirth and immediate postnatal death: an interpretative phenomenological study from a North Indian setting.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Situational Analysis on the Impact of Perinatal Deaths Among Bereaved Families in Ghana.Omega · 2025Article
- Support for parents and families after stillbirth and neonatal death.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Article
- Bereavement care guidelines used in health care facilities immediately following perinatal loss: a scoping review.JBI evidence synthesis · 2024Article
- When a Child Dies: Racialized Father's Experiences of Objectification During Hospital Care.Omega · 2024Article
- Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Perinatal Bereavement Care Confidence Scale (C-PBCCS) in nursing practice.PloS one · 2022Observational
- A study protocol of a three-group randomized feasibility trial of an online yoga intervention for mothers after stillbirth (The Mindful Health Study).Pilot and feasibility studies · 2018Article
- Silent loss and the clinical encounter: Parents' and physicians' experiences of stillbirth-a qualitative analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2012Article
- Bereavement care interventions: a systematic review.BMC palliative care · 2004Article
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Abstract
backgroundProvision of an empathetic caring environment, and strategies to enable the mother and family to accept the reality of perinatal death, are now part of standard nursing and social support in most of the developed world.
objectivesThe objective of this review was to assess the effects of the provision of any form of medical, nursing, social or psychological support and/or counselling to mothers and families after perinatal death. SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group trials register, the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, Medline (1966 to 1998) and reference lists of articles. SELECTION CRITERIA: Randomised trials of any form of general support aimed at encouraging acceptance of loss, specific bereavement counselling, or specialised psychological support/counselling including psychotherapy for women and families experiencing perinatal death. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Two reviewers independently assessed eligibility of trials. MAIN
resultsNo trials were included. REVIEWER'S
conclusionsNo information is available from randomised trials to indicate whether there is or is not a benefit from providing specific psychological support or counselling after perinatal death.
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