Impact of Perinatal Death on the Social and Family Context of the Parents


Por: Fernandez-Sola, C, Camacho-Avila, M, Hernandez-Padilla, J, Fernandez-Medina, I, Jimenez-Lopez, F, Hernandez-Sanchez, E, Conesa-Ferrer, M and Granero-Molina, J

Publicada: 1 may 2020
Resumen:
Background: Perinatal death (PD) is a painful experience, with physical, psychological and social consequences in families. Each year, there are 2.7 million perinatal deaths in the world and about 2000 in Spain. The aim of this study was to explore, describe and understand the impact of perinatal death on parents' social and family life. Methods: A qualitative study based on Gadamer's hermeneutic phenomenology was used. In-depth interviews were conducted with 13 mothers and eight fathers who had suffered a perinatal death. Inductive analysis was used to find themes based on the data. Results: Seven sub-themes emerged, and they were grouped into two main themes: 1) perinatal death affects family dynamics, and 2) the social environment of the parents is severely affected after perinatal death. Conclusions: PD impacts the family dynamics of the parents and their family, social and work environments. Parents perceive that society trivializes their loss and disallows or delegitimizes their grief. Implications: Social care, health and education providers should pay attention to all family members who have suffered a PD. The recognition of the loss within the social and family environment would help the families to cope with their grief.

Filiaciones:
Fernandez-Sola, C:
 Univ Almeria, Dept Nursing Physiotherapy & Med, La Canada De San Urbano 04120, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Chile, Fac Hlth Sci, Temuco 01090, Chile

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 Hosp La Inmaculada, Huercal Overa 04600, Spain

 Hosp Torrevieja, Torrevieja 03186, Spain

Hernandez-Padilla, J:
 Univ Almeria, Dept Nursing Physiotherapy & Med, La Canada De San Urbano 04120, Spain

 Middlesex Univ, Sch Hlth & Educ, London NW4 4BH, England

Fernandez-Medina, I:
 Univ Almeria, Dept Nursing Physiotherapy & Med, La Canada De San Urbano 04120, Spain

Jimenez-Lopez, F:
 Univ Almeria, Dept Nursing Physiotherapy & Med, La Canada De San Urbano 04120, Spain

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 Hosp Torrevieja, Torrevieja 03186, Spain

 Univ Catolica San Antonio Murcia, Fac Hlth Sci, Guadalupe De Maciascoque 30107, Spain

Conesa-Ferrer, M:
 Univ Murcia, Fac Hlth Sci, Murcia 30003, Spain

Granero-Molina, J:
 Univ Almeria, Dept Nursing Physiotherapy & Med, La Canada De San Urbano 04120, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Chile, Fac Hlth Sci, Temuco 01090, Chile
ISSN: 16617827





INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
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Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 17 Número: 10
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WOS Id: 000539300900078
ID de PubMed: 32422977
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