Understanding Baby Loss: The Sociology of Life, Death and Post-Mortem (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781526163189)

This book offers a detailed and sensitive account of how parents experience different forms of baby loss, and subsequently make decisions about post-mortem examination. It also analyses some of the challenges professionals face when working in this highly sensitive field of medicine. It draws on data from an ESRC award-winning UK based study on the development of minimally invasive post-mortem to examine a range of sociologically pertinent issues relating to: 'trauma' 'emotions', 'decisions', 'care' 'technology' 'memory' and the role of 'social and biological relationships'. By shedding light on this taboo aspect of healthcare, the book provides a highly original contribution to sociology, offering a comprehensive analysis of some of the most pressing concerns in the field to date.

Author: Kate Reed, Julie Ellis, Elspeth Whitby
ISBN-10: 1526163187
ISBN-13: 9781526163189
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/21/2023
Pages: 246
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d