Decision-making of Czech mothers about contact with their baby after perinatal loss

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11140/16:10323409

Result on the web

<a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1212411716000088" target="_blank" >http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1212411716000088</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.02.003" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.02.003</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Decision-making of Czech mothers about contact with their baby after perinatal loss

Original language description

Introduction: The objective is to describe the experience of Czech mothers in terms of decision- making about visual and physical contact with a baby after perinatal loss, and also to explore the effect of this experience on the intensity of the mothers& grief after perinatal loss. Methods: A mixed method design using qualitative data from 18 in-depth interviews was used in the Czech Republic, as well as mixed qualitative and quantitative data from an internet based questionnaire. A total of 100 questionnaires were analyzed using ''Interven- tions after Perinatal Loss'' and the Czech version of ''the Perinatal Grief Scale''. Results: The decision making of women after perinatal loss over contact with their deceased baby is influenced by internal factors (the need of a woman to get to know her child, concerns and fear of contact) and external factors (emotional support for the woman, professional information and interventions of the midwife or doctor). Internal factors are often conflicting and the social environment has the decisive say. The research has proven that a mother's independent decision about contact with a baby after perinatal loss has significant impact on the intensity of her grief. The grief of mothers who decided independently and who were sure about their decision was statistically significantly less intense than in mothers for whom the decision had been made by medical staff. Conclusion: The results of our research reflect the professional uncertainty of Czech midwives taking care of mothers after perinatal loss. This is demonstrated in a majority of cases by a paternalistic approach to communication.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

AO - Sociology, demography

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Kontakt

ISSN

1212-4117

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

18

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

32 - 37

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-84964224946