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Grief and Bereavement in Parents After the Death of a Child in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
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- Parents', Families', Communities' and Healthcare Professionals' Experiences of Care Following Neonatal Death in Healthcare Facilities in LMICs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Ethnography.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2025Pooled it
- Added value of an open narrative in verbal autopsies: a mixed-methods evaluation from Malawi.BMJ paediatrics open · 2021Trial
- Healthcare worker's views and experiences of factors impacting confidence to provide perinatal bereavement support: a qualitative study in Malawi and Zimbabwe.Global health action · 2026Article
- Developing a culturally relevant bereavement needs assessment tool (CANCOPE-PI) for caregivers of children with cancer in India: a participatory research approach.Research involvement and engagement · 2026Article
- Grief, bereavement and prolonged grief disorder: scoping and mapping the evidence.BJPsych open · 2025Review
- Relationship between grief and coping strategies among nurses dealing with patient deaths: a descriptive, cross-sectional, correlational study.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Coping and experience post an adverse birth outcome for fathers: a population-based perspective from India.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Children's palliative care and public health: position statement.BMC palliative care · 2025Review
- Child Death and Mothers' Subsequent Mental Health in a High-Mortality African Community.Population and development review · 2024Article
- Community perspectives and experiences of quality maternal and newborn care in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Bereavement issues and prolonged grief disorder: A global perspective.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2023Review
- 'It was like an airbag, it cushioned the blow': A multi-site qualitative study of bereaved parents' experiences of using cooling facilities.Palliative medicine · 2022Article
- Specialized Pediatric Palliative Care Services in Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Centers.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- The impact of cultural beliefs and practices on parents' experiences of bereavement following stillbirth: a qualitative study in Uganda and Kenya.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Global burden of maternal bereavement: indicators of the cumulative prevalence of child loss.BMJ global health · 2021Article
- 'Cold bedrooms' and other cooling facilities in UK children's hospices, how they are used and why they are offered: A mixed methods study.Palliative medicine · 2021Article
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- In contact with grief: Affectionate touch and intimacy in bereaved parents.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
While great strides have been made in improving childhood mortality, millions of children die each year with significant health-related suffering. More than 98% of these children live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Efforts have been made to increase access to pediatric palliative care (PPC) services to address this suffering in LMICs through policy measures, educational initiatives, and access to essential medicines. However, a core component of high-quality PPC that has been relatively neglected in LMICs is grief and bereavement support for parents after the death of their child. This paper reviews the current literature on parental grief and bereavement in LMICs. This includes describing bereavement research in high-income countries (HICs), including its definition, adverse effect upon parents, and supportive interventions, followed by a review of the literature on health-related grief and bereavement in LMICs, specifically around: perinatal death, infant mortality, infectious disease, interventions used, and perceived need. More research is needed in grief and bereavement of parents in LMICs to provide them with the support they deserve within their specific cultural, social, and religious context. Additionally, these efforts in LMICs will help advance the field of parental grief and bereavement research as a whole.
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