BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT FOR COUPLES FOLLOWING DEATH OF A BABY: PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND 14-YEAR EXIT ANALYSIS

Bernadette Reilly-Smorawski · Anne V. Armstrong · Elizabeth A. Catlin

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Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning Palliative and Oncologic Care

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Program development, implementation, and a 14-year exit analysis of a bereavement support program for couples whose baby died in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is presented. A closed, hospital-based, time-limited (12 weeks) format was used. Team leadership was used and 54% of bereaved NICU parents participated. Each group was structured with a 2-week introductory period, open format grief-focused weekly discussions,evaluation in Week 11, and summary session with termination in Week 12. The exit analysis details program strengths, weaknesses, and recommendations. Bereavement support groups are one part of what we contend should be a comprehensive bereavement program,organized to care for families prior to, during, and after a baby's death. A sensitive, spiritually aware, supportive environment should be maintained throughout with relationship building as a cornerstone of the program.

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