Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Giving birth to life -- again!: bereaved parents' experiences with children born following the death of an adult son. |
| Authors: |
Hamama-Raz Y (AUTHOR), Rosenfeld S (AUTHOR), Buchbinder E (AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
Death Studies. May/Jun2010, Vol. 34 Issue 5, p381-403. 23p. |
| Abstract: |
This article is based on a qualitative study examining the experiences of parents that lost a son during military service in Israel and consequently choose to give birth to another child. Seven couples and 3 mothers were interviewed for the study, and their interviews were analyzed using a phenomenological-hermeneutic approach. Three main themes were extracted from parents' descriptions of their experiences: (a) 'From the place where pain and sadness was sown, a new smile was grown,' relating to transforming the experience of loss into a new meaning for life; (b) 'No to a child memorial,' focusing on parents' awareness of the burden placed on the child who was born; and (c) 'Different parenting,' dealing with participant's parenting following their loss. The study's findings are discussed in the context of literature dealing with reconstructing meaning through coping and bereavement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
