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avje delovno aktivne populacije | health of the working-age population 146 of the needs of the grieving woman and family so that they can approach in a
more integrated and individual way.
Although healthcare professionals were relatively respectful in relation
to women and also respected women‘s decisions, they sometimes also required
from women to make decisions right after birth. This, in contrast to Skoberne
(1991), argues that the mother must not be required to make a decision imme-
diately after the child‘s death. If the mother is not prepared yet for taking deci-
sions in a postmortem Therefore, in no way mother should be forced to make
decisions in the maternity ward, if she is not prepared yet.
The respondents also received too little attention. Healthcare profession-
als were not available when they needed help, which also led to bad events. If
healthcare professionals do not know how to approach a mournful family, they
prefer to withdraw or to comfort in a innapropriate way (Globevnik Velikon-
ja, 1997). Grieving parents can be assisted in a better way by those who can give
them the opportunity to speak about the loss and recognize that their child ex-
isted.
Therefore, healthcare professionals should avoid rigid professional be-
havior, they should be friendly and honest, and if they feel sad, they should
not be ashamed of crying with grieving parents (Skoberne, 1991). The respond-
ents also missed a warm and comforting word and respectful communication;
on the contrary, some were receiving inappropriate remarks. Skoberne (1997)
points out that affected parents can be alert and sensitive to every spoken word
of healthcare professionals; they attach great importance to it, which obliges
healthcare professionals to be more accountable for what they say (Skoberne,
1997). It is also important to take into account the individual wishes of a wom-
an, e.g., the choice of department she will be accommodated. The least that
healthcare professionals can do is to offer the woman the option of choosing a
post delivery period accommodation or to encourage her to decide to stay in a
private room at the maternity ward where the whole family will benefit from
quality health care. It is necessary to take into account the women‘s desire to
go to a department that is isolated from the child‘s crying and other mothers
(Skoberne, 1997).
Informing women is also problematic area. Women missed the acquaint-
ance, help and encouragement in collecting memories of the child, which is
according to Globevnik Velikonja (1999; 2000) very important because these
objects serve as evidence of a child‘s life and offer parents the opportunity to
mourn. Since memories of the child all that remains, each one is valuable. The
situation is similar with the encouragement of giving a name to the child, cra-
dling a child and to say goodby to deceased child. Skoberne (1997) points out
that the healthcare professionals should encourage parents (but not force them)
to choose the name of the child, even if it is stillborn or die shortly after birth,
to see it and cradle it, to say goodbye, give him their things, take photos, health-
care professionals take photos, or other impressions to have memories.
more integrated and individual way.
Although healthcare professionals were relatively respectful in relation
to women and also respected women‘s decisions, they sometimes also required
from women to make decisions right after birth. This, in contrast to Skoberne
(1991), argues that the mother must not be required to make a decision imme-
diately after the child‘s death. If the mother is not prepared yet for taking deci-
sions in a postmortem Therefore, in no way mother should be forced to make
decisions in the maternity ward, if she is not prepared yet.
The respondents also received too little attention. Healthcare profession-
als were not available when they needed help, which also led to bad events. If
healthcare professionals do not know how to approach a mournful family, they
prefer to withdraw or to comfort in a innapropriate way (Globevnik Velikon-
ja, 1997). Grieving parents can be assisted in a better way by those who can give
them the opportunity to speak about the loss and recognize that their child ex-
isted.
Therefore, healthcare professionals should avoid rigid professional be-
havior, they should be friendly and honest, and if they feel sad, they should
not be ashamed of crying with grieving parents (Skoberne, 1991). The respond-
ents also missed a warm and comforting word and respectful communication;
on the contrary, some were receiving inappropriate remarks. Skoberne (1997)
points out that affected parents can be alert and sensitive to every spoken word
of healthcare professionals; they attach great importance to it, which obliges
healthcare professionals to be more accountable for what they say (Skoberne,
1997). It is also important to take into account the individual wishes of a wom-
an, e.g., the choice of department she will be accommodated. The least that
healthcare professionals can do is to offer the woman the option of choosing a
post delivery period accommodation or to encourage her to decide to stay in a
private room at the maternity ward where the whole family will benefit from
quality health care. It is necessary to take into account the women‘s desire to
go to a department that is isolated from the child‘s crying and other mothers
(Skoberne, 1997).
Informing women is also problematic area. Women missed the acquaint-
ance, help and encouragement in collecting memories of the child, which is
according to Globevnik Velikonja (1999; 2000) very important because these
objects serve as evidence of a child‘s life and offer parents the opportunity to
mourn. Since memories of the child all that remains, each one is valuable. The
situation is similar with the encouragement of giving a name to the child, cra-
dling a child and to say goodby to deceased child. Skoberne (1997) points out
that the healthcare professionals should encourage parents (but not force them)
to choose the name of the child, even if it is stillborn or die shortly after birth,
to see it and cradle it, to say goodbye, give him their things, take photos, health-
care professionals take photos, or other impressions to have memories.
