| Experiencing neonatal death: an ambivalent transition into motherhood. | |
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PMID: 12593348 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To illuminate the lived experience of women facing the threat of lossing their newborn child and then experiencing the reality of their infant's death. STUDY DESIGN: Sixteen women were interviewed approximately 2 years after the death of their infant using a hermeneutic phenomenological approach. FINDINGS: The main theme was ambivalent transition into motherhood. The women went through the whole life-span of their infant during a very short time. The women's narratives were interpreted as broken expectations, total confusion, reality awareness, consciously leave-taking, and elusive grief. CONCLUSIONS: Women need the opportunity to evolve their own patterns and rhythms in the ambivalent transition from expected motherhood to experiencing neonatal dying and death. Knowledge about the individuality of this process may assist nurses in improving the quality of care. |
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Authors:
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Anita Lundqvist; Tore Nilstun; Anna-Karin Dykes |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Pediatric nursing Volume: 28 ISSN: 0097-9805 ISO Abbreviation: Pediatr Nurs Publication Date: 2002 Nov-Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-02-20 Completed Date: 2003-03-07 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7505804 Medline TA: Pediatr Nurs Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 621-5, 610 Citation Subset: N |
Affiliation:
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Department of Medical Ethics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. |
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Adaptation, Psychological* Adult Attitude to Death* Conflict (Psychology)* Female Funeral Rites Grief Humans Infant, Newborn* Life Change Events Maternal-Child Nursing / methods Mothers / psychology* Nurse's Role Nursing Methodology Research Questionnaires Sweden |
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