Holistic Nursing Care for Perinatal Loss Based on Swanson's Theory of Caring

By incorporating holistic interventions into care guided by Swanson's Theory, nurses can empower parents within their loss experience. Interventions to create memories, foster bonding and connection, promote autonomy, and celebrate personhood may facilitate healing. It is necessary to ensure nurses have the support and resources to attend to parents' holistic needs, including education and sufficient time for care interactions. Providing education in perinatal loss and grief, particularly to new nurse graduates, is necessary to ensure nurses are equipped to provide holistic care to families experiencing perinatal loss.