Problemi speciali
L’evento morte in patologia neonatale
Proposte per gli operatori delle terapie intensive neonatali
PERINATAL DEATH
Valeria Chiandotto
SOC di Patologia Neonatale, AOUD Santa Maria della Misericordia, Udine
Gruppo Care della Società Italiana di Neonatologia
Giugno 2010 - pagg. 387 -390
Abstract
The death of a newborn is an event still occurring with a certain frequency among neonatal
intensive care units. This involves in first instance the parents, to whom the loss of their
child will always remain a moment of unique grief. But it is also necessary to consider and
take care of the impact of the death on the staff of the unit, so that the importance of this
occurrence is not understimated and the experience is not removed, leaving back professionality
and compassion. With regard to the parents, the course of the grieving process,
in terms of modality and duration, is necessarily a personal matter. The professionals,
however, have to strive to understand and to “tune in” in a useful and empathic way. This
goal can be achieved through both individual behaviour and a suitable organization of
the unit. The provision of proper information, before and after the loss, the consideration
of previous life experiences and of religious beliefs, the availability of dedicated time
and space, the helpfulness in terms of in depth examination in a later time, the transparency
of all documents have to be granted to the family and are necessary in order to
overcome a painful time and to look at the future again. Eventually, an analysis of these
relational dinamics among the staff can be a valuable opportunity for professional and human
enrichment.
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