• Pediatric nursing · Nov 2002

    Experiencing neonatal death: an ambivalent transition into motherhood.

    • Anita Lundqvist, Tore Nilstun, and Anna-Karin Dykes.
    • Department of Medical Ethics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
    • Pediatr Nurs. 2002 Nov 1; 28 (6): 621-5, 610.

    ObjectiveTo illuminate the lived experience of women facing the threat of lossing their newborn child and then experiencing the reality of their infant's death.Study DesignSixteen women were interviewed approximately 2 years after the death of their infant using a hermeneutic phenomenological approach.FindingsThe main theme was ambivalent transition into motherhood. The women went through the whole life-span of their infant during a very short time. The women's narratives were interpreted as broken expectations, total confusion, reality awareness, consciously leave-taking, and elusive grief.ConclusionsWomen need the opportunity to evolve their own patterns and rhythms in the ambivalent transition from expected motherhood to experiencing neonatal dying and death. Knowledge about the individuality of this process may assist nurses in improving the quality of care.

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