| Companioning at a Time of Perinatal Loss: A Guide for Nurses, Physicians, Social Workers, Chaplains and Other Bedside Caregivers Contributor(s): Heustis Rn, Jane (Author), Jenkins, Marcia Meyer (Author), Wolfelt, Alan D. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1879651475 ISBN-13: 9781879651470 Publisher: Companion Press (CO) OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2004 Annotation: Intended for nurses, doctors, midwives, social workers, chaplains, and hospital support staff, this guide gives caring and practical advice for helping families grieve properly after losing a child at birth. As the special needs of families experiencing perinatal loss are intense and require more than just the bereavement standards in most hospitals, this handbook offers tips and suggestions for opening up communication between caregivers and families, creating a compassionate bedside environment, and helping with mourning rituals. Encouraging continual grief support, these specific companioning strategies can help ease the pain of this most sensitive situation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Death, Grief, Bereavement |
| Dewey: 155.937 |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.6" W x 8.48" (0.56 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Intended for nurses, doctors, midwives, social workers, chaplains, and hospital support staff, this guide gives caring and practical advice for helping families grieve properly after losing a child at birth. As the special needs of families experiencing perinatal loss are intense and require more than just the bereavement standards in most hospitals, this handbook offers tips and suggestions for opening up communication between caregivers and families, creating a compassionate bedside environment, and helping with mourning rituals. Encouraging continual grief support, these specific companioning strategies can help ease the pain of this most sensitive situation. |