Bereavement is a difficult issue for midwives to manage and families sufferwhen the care they receive is inadequate or inappropriate. Written by anexperienced m... » 

Bereavement is a difficult issue for midwives to manage and families sufferwhen the care they receive is inadequate or inappropriate. Written by anexperienced midwife and researcher this work examines ways in which midwivescan assist families to embark on a healthy grieving process. This new editionof a groundbreaking work reflects the important developments in the generalunderstanding of and research into loss and death. Providing a wealth ofinformation for both experienced and inexperienced midwives the book coverstopics including perinatal and neonatal loss miscarriage and termination forfoetal abnormality death of a mother in third world and first world settingsand difficulties encountered during future childbearing. Combining anauthoritative researchbased orientation with a critical yet human approach tothis sensitive topic the book aids midwives in providing effective care andsupport to those who experience loss. The author draws on relevant and largelyresearchbased literature fro a wide range of related disciplines to informthis area which is only now receiving the attention it has long deserved. «