Main description:

The proposed volume is distinctive in that it offers different and even competing perspectives on loss, grief and bereavement, which is essential given the complexities of the tragic human experience of perinatal, neonatal, and pediatric death. The Editors have selected an impressive array of contributors who have provided new theoretical approaches and explored extant concepts in new ways. The book is foundational for both novice scholars in the field of perinatal and pediatric grief and bereavement and for clinicians who seek a trusted resource in their care of bereaved women and families. Combining all of the theories into one provides easy access for the emerging canon on perinatal and pediatric loss.

Contents:

Preface
Foreword
Introduction
Part I: Perinatal Bereavement: Concepts and Theories
Chapter 1: Cultural Aspects of Pregnancy Loss
Chapter 2: Professional Provider Grief and Perinatal Bereavement
Chapter 3: Applying Theoretical Frameworks to Quantitative Research in Perinatal Bereavement
Chapter 4: The Controversy of the Fetus
Chapter 5: Caregiving as a Theoretical Framework in Perinatal Hospice
Chapter 6: Rumination and Posttraumatic Growth After Pregnancy Loss
Chapter 7: Pushing On: An Emergent Theory of Maternal Perinatal Bereavement
Chapter 8: Complicated Grief Following Pregnancy Loss
Chapter 9: Mindfulness and its Role in Perinatal Bereavement
Chapter 10: Experiences of Gay and Lesbian Couples After Pregnancy Loss
Chapter 11: The Effects of Pregnancy Bereavement on Women's Perceptions of Subsequent Pregnancies
Chapter 12: The Effects of a Baby's Death on Siblings Later in Life
Part II: Pediatric Bereavement: Concepts and Theories
Chapter 13: When a Child Dies: The Influences of Culture on Grief and Bereavement
Chapter 14: Theoretical Perspectives on Pediatric Palliative Care
Chapter 15: Professional Provider Grief in Caring for Terminally Ill Children