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Sara Furtado-Eraso1, Blanca Marín-Fernández1, Paula Escalada-Hernández1
1Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.
Losing a newborn is for many mothers a painful end in which death occurs when life is expected, which makes them live a time of loneliness, personal doubt and feeling of failure. After carrying out a previous qualitative study analyzing the experiences of 25 women who suffered a spontaneous perinatal loss at any time during pregnancy and a systematic review of the factors that affect the emotional response after perinatal losses, a nursing care proposal is presented based on Watson's Theory of Transpersonal Human Care to respond to the needs of women who experience this loss process. This care plan proposal is intended to achieve individualized care for women who suffer perinatal losses adapted to their needs, not only physical but also emotional.
Losing a newborn is for many mothers a painful end in which death occurs when life is expected, which makes them live a time of loneliness, personal doubt and feeling of failure. After carrying out a previous qualitative study analyzing the experiences of 25 women who suffered a spontaneous perinatal loss at any time during pregnancy and a systematic review of the factors that affect the emotional response after perinatal losses, a nursing care proposal is presented based on Watson's Theory of Transpersonal Human Care to respond to the needs of women who experience this loss process. This care plan proposal is intended to achieve individualized care for women who suffer perinatal losses adapted to their needs, not only physical but also emotional.
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