The proposed volume is distinctive in that it offers different and even competing perspectives on loss, grief and bereavement, which is essential given the complexities of the tragic human experience of perinatal, neonatal, and pediatric death. The Editors have selected an impressive array of contributors who have provided new theoretical approaches and explored extant concepts in new ways. The book is foundational for both novice scholars in the field of perinatal and pediatric grief and bereavement and for clinicians who seek a trusted resource in their care of bereaved women and families. Combining all of the theories into one provides easy access for the emerging canon on perinatal and pediatric loss.

About the Author
Beth Perry Black, PhD, RN is Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at UNC at Chapel Hill, USA and has had two NIH-funded grants focusing on perinatal end of life care. She teaches an interdisciplinary graduate course on death, dying and care of the bereaved. She is also an experienced editor, having co-edited two editions of a nursing textbook, Professional Nursing: Concepts and Challenges (Elsevier), and recently completed her first solo edition that will be released in February 2013.

Rana Limbo, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN, director of bereavement and advance care planning services, Gundersen Health System, and also Faculty Associate, University of Wisconsin/Madison School of Nursing, USA is widely regarded for her work in perinatal bereavement care.

Patricia Moyle Wright, PhD, RN is Associate Professor of Nursing at The University of Scranton, USA where she teaches in the Advanced Practice Nursing Program.


Book Information
ISBN 9780826129260
Author Beth Perry Black
Format Paperback
Page Count 420
Imprint Springer Publishing Co Inc
Publisher Springer Publishing Co Inc
Weight(grams) 713g