Care and support when a baby is stillborn: A systematic review and an interpretive meta-synthesis of qualitative studies in high-income countries

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 18; no. 8; p. e0289617
• Main Authors: Persson, Margareta, Hildingsson, Ingegerd, Hultcrantz, Monica, Kärrman Fredriksson, Maja, Peira, Nathalie, Silverstein, Rebecca A, Sveen, Josefin, Berterö, Carina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science 15.08.2023
• Subjects: Biology and Life Sciences; Birth; Births; Causes of; Collaboration; Continuing education; Data analysis; Death; Design; Engineering and Technology; Gestational age; Health care; Health care industry; High income; Income; Industrialized nations; Infants; Medical personnel; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Medicine and Health Sciences; Miscarriage; Parenting; Parents & parenting; Patient outcomes; People and Places; Professional practice; Professionals; Qualitative research; Quantitative research; Research and Analysis Methods; Research methodology; Researchers; Reviews; Siblings; Social Sciences; Still-birth; Stillbirth; Synthesis; Systematic review; Womens health; Sweden; United Kingdom

Approximately 2 million babies are stillborn annually worldwide, most in low- and middle-income countries. Present review studies of the parental and healthcare providers' experiences of stillbirth often include a variety of settings, which may skew the findings as the available resources can v...