Despite the frequency of stillbirths, the subsequent implications are overlooked and
underappreciated. We present findings from comprehensive, systematic literature reviews …

Background Despite improvements in maternity healthcare services over the last few
decades, more than 2.7 million babies worldwide are stillborn each year. The global health …

Background 2.7 million babies were stillborn in 2015 worldwide; behind these statistics lie
the experiences of bereaved parents. The first Lancet series on stillbirth in 2011 described …

Objective To obtain the views of bereaved parents about their interactions with healthcare
staff when their baby died just before or during labour. Design Qualitative in-depth interview …

Background Guidelines surrounding maternal contact with the stillborn infant have been
contradictory over the past thirty years. Most studies have reported that seeing and holding …

This article reviews the current state of psychological, social, and economic research into the
impact of stillbirth on families. We argue that whereas the knowledge we have of the …

This study investigated mothers' experiences surrounding stillbirth in the United Kingdom,
their memory making and sharing opportunities, and the effect these opportunities had on …

Objective to explore what women who have had a pregnancy terminated due to a detected
fetal malformation perceived as having been important in their encounters with caregivers …

Background In 2009 there were an estimated 2.6 million stillbirths worldwide. In the United
States, a 2007 systematic review found little consensus about professional behaviors …

Objective To explore the experiences and perceptions of midwives providing perinatal
bereavement care during the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify the barriers and facilitators …