Evidence · Systematic review or meta-analysis
Parents', Families', Communities' and Healthcare Professionals' Experiences of Care Following Neonatal Death in Healthcare Facilities in LMICs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Ethnography.
- Allied health
- Comfort and nursing care
- Communicating with families
- Families and professional practice
- Family-integrated care
- Medical
- Nursing
- Palliative and end-of-life care
- Wellbeing
Summary
This systematic review and meta-ethnography synthesises qualitative studies of parents', families', communities' and healthcare professionals' experiences of bereavement care after neonatal death in healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries. First-order themes included emotional responses, social relationships, staff and systems, religion, connecting with the baby, coping strategies and economic concerns. These were drawn together into third-order themes of the individual, the healthcare setting and the community/context. The authors suggest the findings could inform the development of bereavement care guidelines suited to LMIC settings.
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