Parental Response to Perinatal Loss: Psychological Effects, Coping Strategies and Cultural Influences

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dc.contributor.authorOnyuka, Linda
dc.contributor.authorNganga, Lydia
dc.contributor.authorOpiyo, Linda
dc.contributor.authorNdiangui, Priscillah
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-04T12:44:06Z
dc.date.available2024-11-04T12:44:06Z
dc.date.issued2024-04
dc.descriptionJournal Article
dc.description.abstractPerinatal loss (PNL) causes profound grief to parents. In more than half the cases of PNL, parents go on to experience complicated grief. This persists longer than ordinary grief and is characterized by depressive symptoms, anxiety as well as symptoms of trauma. The aim of the study is to add insight on the profound effects of PNL on parental wellbeing, by shedding light on how grief and emotional struggles interact with cultural beliefs and practices when parents experience PNL. This research also aims to highlight the need for culturally sensitive emotional psychotherapeutic support, to ease the grieving process, promote healing and encourage resilience in the face of PNL. Through a review of existing literature this study examines the psychological effects of PNL on parents and the various coping strategies they use to overcome the effects of the loss. It also looks into select cultural beliefs and practices related to PNL, and their influence on the experience and coping strategies parents use to cope with PNL. This study emphasizes the importance of providing emotional support to parents experiencing PNL. Additionally, it recommends that those that provide such support be culturally sensitive and aware, educating themselves on the cultural underpinnings of the PNL experience for the family, in order to provide appropriate and effective care to each family that experiences PNL
dc.identifier.citationOnyuka, L., Nganga, L., Opiyo, L., & Ndiangui, P. (2024). Parental Response to Perinatal Loss: Psychological Effects, Coping Strategies and Cultural Influences. International Journal of Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Topics
dc.identifier.issn2582-7839
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/5608
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Topics
dc.relation.ispartofseries(5)4
dc.subjectcoping strategies
dc.subjectcultural influences and practices
dc.subjectculturally sensitive
dc.subjectperinatal loss
dc.subjectpsychological effects
dc.titleParental Response to Perinatal Loss: Psychological Effects, Coping Strategies and Cultural Influences
dc.typeArticle

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