Understanding Baby Loss - The Sociology of Life, Death and Post-Mortem

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. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Kate Reed • Julie Ellis • Elspeth Whitby
Dimensions:	216 x 138mm (L x W)
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-1-5261-6318-9
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-5261-6318-7
Barcode:	9781526163189

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