Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-233) and index.
Contents
Loss, bereavement, grief and mourning -- Loss in 'successful' childbearing -- Researching childbearing loss : problems, dangers and opportunities -- Features of loss in childbearing -- Caring for the grieving mother -- Bereavement counselling -- Family grief -- Grief in the neonatal unit -- The death of a mother -- Staff reactions and support -- Staff grieving and crying -- Self-help support groups -- Future childbearing -- Conclusion : benefits and meanings..