Abstract
For any expectant mother, the worst possible outcome of pregnancy is for the baby to die. The experience can lead to various forms of physical and psychosocial morbidity. The purpose of this study was to gain in-depth understanding of the experiences of mothers who suffered stillbirth with a view to improving the clinical management of stillbirth. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with ten women who had experienced stillbirths within one year prior to the interview. The interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. The data were analyzed using Smith’s interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) model and ATLAS.ti 8 software. Healthcare professionals identified three main themes: clinical management for stillbirth and bereaved mothers across various roles; public hospitals; and the Jordanian Ministry of Health Policies and Guidelines. The study findings underscore the devastating impact of insensitive and poor-quality care on bereaved mothers, highlighting how it exacerbates their grief and sorrow. These findings emphasize the need for training healthcare providers in perinatal loss and bereavement care, as well as the importance of adopting new policies and guidelines to improve the quality of care provided to bereaved mothers.
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