“Not just a normal mum”: a qualitative investigation of a support service for women who are pregnant subsequent to perinatal loss

Pamela Meredith; Trish Wilson; Grace Branjerdporn; Jenny Strong; Laura Desha

doi:10.1186/s12884-016-1200-9

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“Not just a normal mum”: a qualitative investigation of a support service for women who are pregnant subsequent to perinatal loss

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“Not just a normal mum”: a qualitative investigation of a support service for women who are pregnant subsequent to perinatal loss

Pamela Meredith, Trish Wilson, Grace Branjerdporn, Jenny Strong and Laura Desha

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol.17, pp.1-12

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-016-1200-9

PMCID: PMC5217635

PMID: 28056861

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Abstract

Midwifery

Bereavement

Birth

Perinatal loss

Qualitative research

Service evaluation

Subsequent pregnancy

Background: Following previous perinatal loss, women in a subsequent pregnancy may experience heightened emotions, such as anxiety and fear, with a range of longer-term implications. To support these women, the Mater Mothers' Bereavement Support Service in Brisbane, Australia, developed a Pregnancy After Loss Clinic (PALC) as a specialised hospital-based service. The present study investigated the experiences of mothers with previous perinatal loss in relation to: (a) their subsequent pregnancy-to-birth journey, and (b) the PALC service. Such research seeks to inform the ongoing development of effective perinatal services.

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Title: “Not just a normal mum”: a qualitative investigation of a support service for women who are pregnant subsequent to perinatal loss
Authors: Pamela Meredith (Author) - The University of Queensland
Trish Wilson (Author) - Mater Mothers' Hospital
Grace Branjerdporn (Author) - The University of Queensland
Jenny Strong (Author) - The University of Queensland
Laura Desha (Author) - The University of Queensland
Publication details: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol.17, pp.1-12
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd.
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-016-1200-9
ISSN: 1471-2393
PMID: 28056861; PMC5217635
Copyright note: © The Author(s). 2017 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Occupational Therapy; Thompson Institute; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99568107002621
Output Type: Journal article

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