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SEMINARS IN FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
Volume 13, Issue 5, Pages 341-356Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2008.03.011
Keywords
neonatal intensive care; bereavement care; bereaved parents; grief; effectiveness
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- NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme
- Economic and Social Research Council [PTA-037-27-0069] Funding Source: researchfish
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The provision of bereavement care is an important part of neonatal intensive care. This systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions to support families and facilitate emotional adjustment following the death of a baby suggests that, white these are largely appreciated by parents who have participated in research, there has been little rigorous evaluation of their effectiveness. This review reflects on possible reasons for this; for example: NICU-led bereavement care is changing, the effectiveness of bereavement care is difficult to measure, concepts of effectiveness are not static, and ethical concerns complicate experimental research. Bereavement interventions are compassion-led and generally considered to be beneficial. New research questions and new methodological challenges are discussed with reference to two examples of evolving practice: bereavement photography and the use of ritual.. Future research using innovative and sensitive RCTs and consensus amongst relevant stakeholders is suggested. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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