Overview

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.

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Author:   Professor Kate Reed ,  Julie Ellis ,  Elspeth Whitby
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.434kg
ISBN:  

9781526163189

ISBN 10:   1526163187
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   21 November 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Trauma 2 Decisions 3 Technology 4 Emotions 5 Care 6 Memory 7 Relationships Conclusion: Life after death References -- .

Reviews

Winner of British Sociological Association Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize 2024 CHOICE: Recommended 'By shedding light on this taboo aspect of healthcare, the book provides a highly original contribution to the sociology of emotions, medical sociology, death and dying studies and science and technology studies. It is a book that I wholeheartedly recommend to further advance understanding of perinatal bereavement and post-mortem care.' Dr Kerry Jones, Senior Lecturer in End-of-Life Care, The Open University -- .

Shortlisted for British Sociological Association Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize 2024 'By shedding light on this taboo aspect of healthcare, the book provides a highly original contribution to the sociology of emotions, medical sociology, death and dying studies and science and technology studies. It is a book that I wholeheartedly recommend to further advance understanding of perinatal bereavement and post-mortem care.' Dr Kerry Jones, Senior Lecturer in End-of-Life Care, The Open University -- .

'By shedding light on this taboo aspect of healthcare, the book provides a highly original contribution to the sociology of emotions, medical sociology, death and dying studies and science and technology studies. It is a book that I wholeheartedly recommend to further advance understanding of perinatal bereavement and post-mortem care.' Dr Kerry Jones, Senior Lecturer in End-of-Life Care, The Open University -- .

Author Information

Kate Reed is a Professor of Medical Sociology at the University of Sheffield Julie Ellis is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology of Health and Illness at the University of Huddersfield Elspeth Whitby is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield

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