| Titre : | Death before birth : understanding, informing and supporting the choices made by people who have experienced miscarriage, termination, and stillbirth (2020) |
| Auteurs : | Jeannette Littlemore ; Sheelagh McGuinness ; Danielle Fuller ; Karolina Kuberska ; Sarah Turner |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Midwifery Digest (Midirs) (Vol. 30, n° 2, June 2020) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 251-255 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Accompagnement des parents ; Accompagnement du deuil ; Avortement spontane ; Deuil (perte) ; Grossesse ; Mortinaissance ; Sage-femme |
| Résumé : | It is estimated that approximately one in eight known pregnancies end in miscarriage, one in every 200 births is a stillbirth, and 2,000 terminations for reasons of fetal anomaly are performed in the UK each year. The unwanted end of a desired pregnancy can have profound consequences for those who experience it, which means that the provision of appropriate care is essential. How we respond to the needs of these individuals will have important consequences not just for their well-being, but also their future reproductive experiences. We report findings from an ESRC-funded study1which employed a content-based and linguistic analysis of hospital documentation and interviews with health care practitioners, support workers and the bereaved to provide a more rounded picture of the level of care received by people who have experienced pregnancy loss in England. More specifically, the study investigated the ways in which choices following pregnancy loss are communicated to the bereaved, and the ways in which the experience of pregnancy loss shapes their decision-making. Our findings showed that health care practice in this area in England is problematic in its inconsistency, and that the standards of communication among health care professionals are somewhat variable. Our findings also provide some insights into the experience of pregnancy loss and the implications that this has for the ways in which choices are presented. The legal standard for informed consent in health care is properly determined by the perspective of the individual. As such we argue that health care professionals should, as a matter both of good practice and of law, follow the individual's lead, listen to the language that they use, and understand their particular needs when providing care. |
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| Cote | Support | Localisation | Section | Disponibilité |
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| Midwifery Digest (Midirs). Vol. 30, n° 2 (June 2020) | Périodique papier | Woluwe | Espace revues | Consultation sur place uniquement Exclu du prêt |
