TY - JOUR
T1 - Parents experience of using “cold” facilities at a children’s hospice after the death of their baby
T2 - A qualitative study
AU - Norton, Elisabeth A.
AU - Mastroyannopoulou, Kiki
AU - Rushworth, Imogen
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to express their immense gratitude to the parents who have given their time and their story to this research. We hope that we can honour Archie, Alfie, Jude, Emma and Callum’s memory and add to their legacy. We have held them in mind throughout and feel touched and blessed that we were able to hear about their journey in their short lives.
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - There is a growing movement in children’s hospice care to offer families time with their baby after death through use of a “cold cot”; however, there is very limited research in this area. We interviewed seven parents (four mothers and three fathers). Our thematic analysis identified six themes: being able to care for my baby in a way that I never had, space and time to adjust to the loss, time as a family, having my baby close, creating memories, and awareness of societal perceptions. The authors conclude that these facilities provided memories, strengthened legacy, and were a valuable experience.
AB - There is a growing movement in children’s hospice care to offer families time with their baby after death through use of a “cold cot”; however, there is very limited research in this area. We interviewed seven parents (four mothers and three fathers). Our thematic analysis identified six themes: being able to care for my baby in a way that I never had, space and time to adjust to the loss, time as a family, having my baby close, creating memories, and awareness of societal perceptions. The authors conclude that these facilities provided memories, strengthened legacy, and were a valuable experience.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85093942643&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/07481187.2020.1836070
DO - 10.1080/07481187.2020.1836070
M3 - Article
C2 - 33085586
AN - SCOPUS:85093942643
VL - 46
SP - 1501
EP - 1507
JO - Death Studies
JF - Death Studies
SN - 0748-1187
IS - 6
ER -