Every Woman Wants to Know What Came out of Her Body’

Grief Experiences of Women After Stillbirth in Nigeria

Dados Bibliográficos

ID13627832
AutoresTosin Popoola (0000-0003-2761-7783, Victoria University of Wellington, autor correspondente), Joan Skinner (Victoria University of Wellington), Martin Woods (0000-0003-0403-4083, Victoria University of Wellington)
Ano2022
Volume88
Fascículo4
Páginas1275-1289
Data de publicação2022-01-07
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00302228211051823
PMID34996329
OpenAlexW4205115323
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas22

Stillbirth commonly affects women in Nigeria, but their experiences of grief following stillbirth is under explored. This study aimed to describe Nigerian women's experiences of grief after stillbirth. Face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 women in Nigeria who experienced stillbirth. The results from the thematic analysis suggest that mothers had an unmet need to see their stillborn baby, and they experienced communication challenges such as being blindsided/misled about the baby during their interactions with health personnel. The participants experienced emotional and psychological reactions to grief that manifested in the form of emotional pain, sadness, blame and shock, but having a sense of gratitude helped them cope. The findings of this study highlight gaps in bereavement care and suggest the need for basic bereavement training for health personnel

Blame · Disenfranchised grief · Emotional health · Gratitude · Grief · Mental health · Qualitative research · Thematic analysis · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics