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Child bereavement-what matters to the families. Part 1: Immediate and short-term communication and care

Shona Elizabeth Johnston1, Suzanne McAllister2, Catriona Norden3

  • 1Department of Paediatrics, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK Shona.Johnston@ouh.nhs.uk.

Archives of Disease in Childhood. Education and Practice Edition
|December 10, 2023
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This guide offers best practices for child bereavement care, addressing the child death review process, memory making, and cultural considerations. It aims to improve clinical management and support for grieving families.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Child death profoundly impacts families and communities.
  • Effective clinical management is crucial for family bereavement processing.
  • Existing guidance for optimal child bereavement care is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a framework for optimal child bereavement care.
  • To describe the child death review process and legalities.
  • To explore essential aspects of bereavement support.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review on child bereavement care.
  • Analysis of the child death review process.
  • Inclusion of clinician and bereaved parent perspectives.

Main Results:

  • Key legalities of child death review are outlined.
  • Strategies for memory making and cultural sensitivity are discussed.
  • The importance of sibling involvement is highlighted.

Conclusions:

  • Improved clinical management can positively impact family bereavement.
  • A comprehensive approach including practical and emotional support is needed.
  • This framework aims to inform and enhance future practice in child bereavement care.

Keywords:
bereavementchildcommunicationgriefparents

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