Journal article
'You can name her': Ritualised grieving by an Australian woman for her stillborn twin
Health Sociology Review, Vol.21(4), pp.406-412
2012
Abstract
The stillbirth of an Australian infant in the mid-20th Century was an event often left unacknowledged. Mothers of stillborn babies were often told to 'forget about it and have another baby.' Siblings of these babies were often not encouraged to discuss them, and were even left unaware of their birth and death. This paper explores this phenomenon in an Australian case study. When Nancy was born in 1937, her twin sister was stillborn. As was customary at that time, the deceased baby was buried unnamed in an unmarked plot without ceremony. Little was said of her thereafter. Seventy-three years later, Nancy fi nally undertook a number of activities with ritualised features that acknowledged, named, mourned and honoured her sister.
Details
- Title
- 'You can name her': Ritualised grieving by an Australian woman for her stillborn twin
- Authors
- John P Rosenberg (Author) - Australian Catholic University
- Publication details
- Health Sociology Review, Vol.21(4), pp.406-412
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Date published
- 2012
- DOI
- 10.5172/hesr.2012.21.4.406
- ISSN
- 1446-1242
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Nursing; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450783702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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