@article{ref1,
title="Overwhelming and unjust: a qualitative study of fathers' experiences of grief following neonatal death",
journal="Death studies",
year="2022",
author="Azeez, Shazleen and Obst, Kate Louise and Due, Clemence and Oxlad, Melissa and Middleton, Philippa",
volume="46",
number="6",
pages="1443-1454",
abstract="Limited research has examined the grief experiences of fathers following neonatal death. Using a qualitative research design, ten fathers were interviewed, and thematic analysis resulted in three overarching themes: 'A complicated grief experience: Neonatal death is highly emotional', 'Grief is multidimensional' and 'Sense of injustice'. Overall, results showed that grief was a multidimensional experience for fathers, with expressions of grief including strong feelings of anger and guilt and the manifestation of grief in physical symptoms. In addition, the findings also indicated a sense of injustice that contributed to the disenfranchisement of grief for fathers. The results of this study contribute to developing a better understanding of the grief that fathers experience following neonatal death, and can inform improvements in healthcare practices after the death of a baby in the neonatal period, including father-specific programs and adequate provision of information.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0748-1187",
doi="10.1080/07481187.2022.2030431",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2022.2030431"
}