Norton, Elisabeth A., Mastroyannopoulou, Kiki and Rushworth, Imogen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6381-3445
(2022)
Parents experience of using “cold” facilities at a children’s hospice after the death of their baby:A qualitative study.
Death Studies, 46 (6).
pp. 1501-1507.
ISSN 0748-1187
Abstract
There is a growing movement in children’s hospice care to offer families time with their baby after death through use of a “cold cot”; however, there is very limited research in this area. We interviewed seven parents (four mothers and three fathers). Our thematic analysis identified six themes: being able to care for my baby in a way that I never had, space and time to adjust to the loss, time as a family, having my baby close, creating memories, and awareness of societal perceptions. The authors conclude that these facilities provided memories, strengthened legacy, and were a valuable experience.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Funding Information: The authors would like to express their immense gratitude to the parents who have given their time and their story to this research. We hope that we can honour Archie, Alfie, Jude, Emma and Callum’s memory and add to their legacy. We have held them in mind throughout and feel touched and blessed that we were able to hear about their journey in their short lives. Publisher Copyright: © 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | developmental and educational psychology,arts and humanities (miscellaneous),clinical psychology ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3200/3204 |
Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
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Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
Date Deposited: | 20 Mar 2023 14:53 |
Last Modified: | 20 Mar 2023 14:53 |
URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/91602 |
DOI: | 10.1080/07481187.2020.1836070 |
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