Support for parents and families after stillbirth and neonatal death

Siobhan Loughnan; Danya Bakhbakhi; David A Ellwood; Frances Boyle; Philippa Middleton; Christy Burden; Keren Ludski; Robert Saunders; Vicki Flenady

doi:10.1002/14651858.CD015798

Support for parents and families after stillbirth and neonatal death

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Nov 13;11(11):CD015798. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015798.

Authors

Siobhan Loughnan¹, Danya Bakhbakhi², David A Ellwood^{1

3}, Frances Boyle^{1

4}, Philippa Middleton^{1

5}, Christy Burden⁶, Keren Ludski⁷, Robert Saunders⁸, Vicki Flenady¹

Affiliations

¹ NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth, Mater Research Institute - The University of Queensland (MRI-UQ), Brisbane, Australia.
² University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
³ School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia.
⁴ Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
⁵ Women and Kids, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia.
⁶ Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
⁷ Red Nose, Melbourne , Australia.
⁸ Room Eleven, Melbourne, Australia.

Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To identify and assess the effect of support interventions focused on psychological, social, and emotional outcomes for bereaved parents (including birth and non-birthing mothers, fathers, partners) and family members of parents (e.g. grandparents; siblings) who have experienced stillbirth or neonatal death.

MeSH terms

Bereavement*
Family / psychology
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Parents* / psychology
Perinatal Death* / prevention & control
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Social Support
Stillbirth* / psychology
Systematic Reviews as Topic