Systematic Review on Nursing Interventions for Caring Pregnant Women after Perinatal Loss
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Feb 3, 2023
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systematic reviews, perinatal loss, nursing interventions
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Objective: To study systematic researches on nursing care strategies for pregnant women who have lost a baby in the perinatal period.
Design: A systematic review using the PICO framework.
Method of research: Population was researches and academic documents that have been published both in Thailand and abroad which focused on nursing care strategies for women who have lost their babies in both the first and multiple pregnancies. The research instruments were the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scales and the data recording form. Selection criteria was used to select qualified researches. Qualitative data was analyzed by using content analysis.
Results: There were 15 qualified researches that met the selected criteria. They could be divided into of 3 types of perinatal loss as 73.33% was researches related to spontaneous abortion, 6.67% was research related to termination of pregnancy and 20.00 % was researches related to childbirth. Nursing interventions involved preparation for the nurses to counselม provide essential information, and support pregnant women who had lost their babies in the perinatal period and their families.
Conclusion: Nurses and midwives should be trained regarding counseling skills, providing essential information, and supporting emotion of pregnant women after the loss of their babies in the perinatal period.
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2. WorldBank. Thailand: Infant mortality rate from 2007 to 2017 (in deaths per 1,000 live births) 2019 [updated (April 24, 2019); cited 2019 November 7]. Available from: https://www.statista.com/statistics/807810/infant-mortality-in-thailand/.
3. Armstrong DS. Emotional distress and prenatal attachment in pregnancy after perinatal loss. Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. 2002;34(4):339-45.
4. DiMarco MA, Menke EM, McNamara T. Evaluating a support group for perinatal loss. MCN The American journal of maternal child nursing. 2001;26(3):135-40.
5. Callister LC. Perinatal loss: a family perspective. The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursing. 2006;20(3):227-34; quiz 35-6.
6. Davies R. New understandings of parental grief: literature review. Journal of advanced nursing. 2004;46(5):506-13.
7. Radestad I, Nordin C, Steineck G, Sjogren B. Stillbirth is no longer managed as a nonevent: a nationwide study in Sweden. Birth (Berkeley, Calif). 1996;23(4):209-15.
8. Talbot K. What Forever Means After the Death of a Child: Transcending the Trauma, Living with the Loss: Taylor & Francis; 2013.
9. Adolfsson A, Larsson PG, Wijma B, Bertero C. Guilt and emptiness: women's experiences of miscarriage. Health care for women international. 2004;25(6):543-60.
10. Najman JM, Vance JC, Boyle F, Embleton G, Foster B, Thearle J. The impact of a child death on marital adjustment. Social Science & Medicine. 1993;37(8):1005-10.
11. Lundqvist A, Nilstun T, Dykes AK. Neonatal end-of-life care in Sweden: the views of Muslim women. The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursing. 2003;17(1):77-86.
12. Stiffler D, Birch N, Campbell H, Cullen D. A Synthesis of Coping Experiences After Infant Death. Holistic nursing practice. 2017;31(2):118-25.
13. Redman C. Counselling in perinatal loss. British Journal of Midwifery. 2003;11(12):731-4.
14. Robinson M, Baker L, Nackerud L. The relationship of attachment theory and perinatal loss. Death studies. 1999;23(3):257-70.
15. Wing DG, Burge-Callaway K, Rose Clance P, Armistead L. Understanding gender differences in bereavement following the death of an infant: Implications of or treatment. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training. 2001;38(1):60-73.
16. Caelli K, Downie J, Letendre A. Parents' experiences of midwife-managed care following the loss of a baby in a previous pregnancy. Journal of advanced nursing. 2002;39(2):127-36.
17. Lilford RJ, Stratton P, Godsil S, Prasad A. A randomised trial of routine versus selective counselling in perinatal bereavement from congenital disease. British journal of obstetrics and gynaecology. 1994;101(4):291-6.
18. Murray JA, Terry DJ, Vance JC, Battistutta D, Connolly Y. Effects of a program of intervention on parental distress following infant death. Death studies. 2000;24(4):275-305.
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27. Johnson O, Langford RW. Proof of life: a protocol for pregnant women who experience pre-20-week perinatal loss. Critical care nursing quarterly. 2010;33(3):204-11.
28. Swanson KM. Effects of caring, measurement, and time on miscarriage impact and women's well-being. Nursing research. 1999;48(6):288-98.
29. Johnson O, Langford R. Proof of Life: A Protocol for Pregnant Women Who Experience Pre-20-Week Perinatal Loss. Crit Care Nurs Q. 2010;33(3):204.
30. DiMarco MA, Menke EM, McNamara T. Evaluating a Support Group for Perinatal Loss. MCN, the American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing. 2001;26(3):135-41.
31. Sanchez NA. Mothers' Perceptions of Benefits of Perinatal Loss Support Offered at a Major University Hospital. The Journal of Perinatal Education. 2001 10(2):23–30.
32. Cacciatore J, Radestad I, Frederik Froen J. Effects of contact with stillborn babies on maternal anxiety and depression. Birth (Berkeley, Calif). 2008;35(4):313-20.
33. Erlandsson K, Warland J, Cacciatore J, Rådestad I. Seeing and holding a stillborn baby: Mothers' feelings in relation to how their babies were presented to them after birth—Findings from an online questionnaire. Midwifery. 2013;29(3):246-50.
34. Caelli K, Downie J, Letendre A. Parents' experiences of midwife-managed care following the loss of a baby in a previous pregnancy. J Adv Nurs. 2002;39(2):127-36.
35. Munson D, Leuthner SR. Palliative care for the family carrying a fetus with a life-limiting diagnosis. Pediatric clinics of North America. 2007;54(5):787-98, xii.
36. Geerinck-Vercammen CR, Kanhai HHH. Coping with termination of pregnancy for fetal abnormality in a supportive environment. Prenatal Diagnosis. 2003;23(7):543-8.