When a Baby Dies: A Handbook for Healing and Helping [Paperback]

Sara Rich Wheeler (Author), Rana K. Limbo (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0960709843 | ISBN-13: 978-0960709847 | Publication Date: October 25, 1998 | Edition: Revised

When a Baby Dies: A Handbook for Healing and Helping is written to help families heal and provide support to healthcare professionals. Revised in 1998, the book covers individual stories of pregnancy and perinatal loss. There are specific chapters on miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth, newborn death and loss in a multiple gestation pregnancy. Working from the fact that grief is normal, the book also addresses the family issues that occur as each person grieves differently. Additional chapters address the roles of individual healthcare professionals and include checklists which are helpful in caring for bereaved families.

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About the Author

Rana K. Limbo, RN, MS, MSN and Sara Rich Wheeler, DNS, MSN, RN have spoken nationally on grief and loss. As past director and director of education for the RTS perinatal bereavement program, Limbo and Wheeler spoke at numerous conferences and training courses across the country.

Product Details

• Paperback: 165 pages
• Publisher: Bereavement Services; Revised edition (October 25, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0960709843
• ISBN-13: 978-0960709847
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #208,528 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book for Parents, Friends, Family and Professionals., October 17, 2001

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Jen Mountney (New Lowell, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: When a Baby Dies: A Handbook for Healing and Helping (Paperback)

This book was one of the first books I read after my daughter's stillbirth. It is a very good book because you can read the stories of babies who were lost to ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death and how their parents have learned to cope. This book also helps friends, family and professionals (doctors, nurses, midwives, clergy, and funeral directors) to understand how to help the bereaved parents. This is a book that everyone should read.

5.0 out of 5 stars great book however.., June 1, 2011

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lauren - See all my reviews

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This review is from: When a Baby Dies: A Handbook for Healing and Helping (Paperback)

i needed a book on bereavement and this was exactly the book i was after. i am very happy with my purchase, however, on the inside cover it says to please return this book when done with it to Dupont Hospital? i dont know where this is, and i feel saddened knowing there may be parents out there who have lost their baby and not have this book to turn to. the seller has tried to cross this section out, but it is very obviously still there.

5.0 out of 5 stars an excellent resource for obstetric professionals, November 23, 2007

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Kelly Gordon "pacific practitioner" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: When a Baby Dies: A Handbook for Healing and Helping (Paperback)

I bought this book a decade ago when I was a new labor and delivery nurse, and continue to refer to it. It is a very practical guide to interacting with people going through an unimaginably sad event, and addresses how providers can give their patients research-based advice, as well as provide compassionate care without burning themselves out. I recommend this book for anyone who deals with pregnant women and their significant other, new parents, and their social support.