Reflection on the invisibilized perinatal bereavement through bioethical discernment of a case

Authors

  • Katherinne Estrada Zapata Universidad Católica del Maule, Chile
  • Beatriz Parada Romero Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile
  • Dina Alfaro Romero Universidad Católica del Maule, Chile

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.40.03.357.951

Keywords:

Perinatal death, health personnel, delivery of health care, bioethics.

Abstract

The death of a child during gestation is a painful moment, full of negative feelings on the part of the mother, father, and family who are awaiting the arrival of a being that will change their lives. This process is not alien to the health personnel who provide care during this difficult time. According to the literature, health personnel are faced with a situation without the necessary tools to provide quality care with a compassionate approach. The aim of this article is to reflect on the case of a mother going through a perinatal bereavement, made invisible by the healthcare personnel. A narration is made from the context that involves the mother, father, and family, their loss and experience of bereavement, conceptualizing the main conceptions of the raised subject, to then apply the bioethical discernment of the case. A proposal for the management of perinatal grief is presented, in order to contribute to the social and multidisciplinary reflection of compassion in the care of gestational death. It is concluded that although progress has been made in this area worldwide, compliance with the regulations should be monitored, in addition to contributing to the process from the individual responsibility. 

Author Biographies

Katherinne Estrada Zapata, Universidad Católica del Maule, Chile

Magíster en Enfermería, Universidad Católica del Maule. Chile  kestrada@ucm.cl. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0533-0784

Beatriz Parada Romero, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile

Magíster en Bioética, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Argentina/ OPS. Universidad Católica del Norte. Chile bparada@ucn.cl. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3595-9452.

Dina Alfaro Romero, Universidad Católica del Maule, Chile

 Magíster en Docencia para la Educación Superior, Universidad Andrés Bello. Universidad Católica del Maule. dalfaro@ucm.cl. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8963-8013.

Published

2024-12-17

How to Cite

Estrada Zapata, K., Parada Romero, B. ., & Alfaro Romero, D. (2024). Reflection on the invisibilized perinatal bereavement through bioethical discernment of a case. Salud Uninorte, 40(3), 1113–1125. https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.40.03.357.951

Issue

Section

Reflexion Article