Perinatal Grief in Latino Parents
- 1 November 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing
- Vol. 35 (6), 341-345
- https://doi.org/10.1097/nmc.0b013e3181f2a111
Abstract
Extensive research exists that describes the meaning of perinatal loss to some parents, but the experience of loss from the perspective of Latino parents is not clearly understood. Additionally, current perinatal bereavement practices used often to facilitate memory making for parents (such as viewing or holding the baby, taking photographs, or collecting mementos) are based on research done primarily with non-Latino families. Are these common practices appropriate for this population? Because there is a paucity of research on this topic, this article describes what has been written over the past 30 years on the topic of grief and perinatal loss in Latino culture.Keywords
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