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Title:Companioning at a Time of Perinatal Loss : A Guide for Nurses, Physicians, Social Workers, Chaplains & Other Bedside Caregivers
Author:Jane Heustis RN, Marcia Meyer Jenkins RN & Alan D Wolfelt PhD
ISBN:1879651475 : 9781879651470
Format:Paperback
Size:140x215mm
Pages:153
Weight: .254 Kg.
Published:IPG (Companion Press) - May 2005
List Price: 13.5 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:Coping with death & bereavement: Death & dying: Nursing


Intended for nurses, doctors, midwives, social workers, chaplains, and hospital support staff, this guide gives caring and practical advice for helping families grieve properly after losing a child at birth. As the special needs of families experiencing perinatal loss are intense and require more than just the bereavement standards in most hospitals, this handbook offers tips and suggestions for opening up communication between caregivers and families, creating a compassionate bedside environment, and helping with mourning rituals. Encouraging continual grief support, these specific companioning strategies can help ease the pain of this most sensitive situation.