When A Baby Dies: The Experience of Late Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Neonatal Death (Paperback)

by Nancy Kohner (Author) "These are the stories of parents whose babies died, either before birth or afterwards..." (more)
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Kohners vast experience in the field, along with her skills as an author, give her an authority and reputation that make her contributions in this area compulsory reading for a wide range of professionals and others. - John W. Beaumont, Bereavement Care

Product Description
Using letters from and interviews with many bereaved parents, Nancy Kohner and Alix Henley have written a book which offers understanding of what it means to lose a baby and the grief that follows. When a Baby Dies also contains valuable information about why a baby dies, hospital practices, the process of grieving, sources of support, and the care parents need in future pregnancies.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; Revised edition (July 10, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415252768
• ISBN-13: 978-0415252768
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #926,272 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Honest Look at the Pain, October 24, 2003

By A Customer

When our baby died at birth 8 years ago, this book ministered to me in a way that many other books on the subject could not. Because the bulk of the book is taken from interviews with and letters from grieving parents, I felt I was being encouraged where I was in my grief, not being told "how to grieve". (Or worse, being given a timetable!) Full of personal stories and touching private moments, When a Baby Dies really answered the questions I did not know how to ask, or even thought of yet. There is a ton of medical information, which I craved at the time, very precise to the individual conditions of each baby. If you are searching for a book full of information, but also personal and moving, then this book should help. And if you are in need of a book on a baby dying, then let me say how sorry I am for your loss.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Honest and matter-of-fact treatment of stillbirth., February 12, 2007

By	C. Gilbert "frumiousb" (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

After our child was stillborn in 2006, this book was recommended to me. It is a straightforward and honest look at the aftermath of late miscarriage, stillbirth, and neonatal death. The authors use a combination of information and personal stories to structure the book, and this works very well as a device. When the information threatens to get too clinical, the personal stories (told in the words of the parents who suffered the loss) remind the reader of the human side. I appreciated that the authors did not try to tell me as a parent how I should or should not be feeling.

When a Baby Dies is a good book if you are trying to make sense of your own loss, or would like to support someone else through their grieving process. The book comes with a long appendix which provides possible medical explanations for stillbirth and neonatal death.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A decent book to read with technical references, May 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: When A Baby Dies: The Experience of Late Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Neonatal Death (Paperback)

I wish this book would have dealt more with the emotional impact of infant death. There was a good section on self help and support.