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

Grief Experiences of Women After Stillbirth in Nigeria

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13627832
AutoresTosin Popoola (0000-0003-2761-7783, Victoria University of Wellington, autor de correspondencia), Joan Skinner (Victoria University of Wellington), Martin Woods (0000-0003-0403-4083, Victoria University of Wellington)
Año2022
Volumen88
Número4
Páginas1275-1289
Fecha de publicación2022-01-07
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00302228211051823
PMID34996329
OpenAlexW4205115323
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias 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