Cross sectional survey of parents' experience and views of the postmortem examination.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe parents' experience and views of the postmortem examination after the loss of a baby.

Design

Cross sectional survey.

Setting

Hospital with a dedicated bereavement counselling service, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Participants

258 women who had attended a bereavement counselling service at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, on at least one occasion after losing a baby during pregnancy or infancy, between October 1996 and October 2000.

Method

Self completion postal questionnaire incorporating fixed choice and open ended questions.

Main outcome measures

Number of respondents who were asked if they would agree to a postmortem examination of their baby, and number who agreed to a postmortem examination; reasons for agreein

SUBMITTER: Rankin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC100790 | biostudies-literature | 2002 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature