Perinatal fetal loss grief counselling experience for expectant fathers: a qualitative study
Nursing staff should accurately assess the grief counselling needs of fathers who have experienced perinatal fetal loss, and provide them with multifaceted support to alleviate negative emotions. It is recommended that healthcare organizations form multidisciplinary professional teams to provide support and assistance to fathers to help them positively cope with negative emotions and future life and to promote the development of perinatal grief counselling.
Authors
- Fuqin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9909-0135)
- Bowen Hou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2145-2407)
- Hua Guo
- Yiqin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4714-774X)
- Li Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5249-6536)
- Qiong Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3737-9056)
- Zhiling Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7782-4639)
Institutions
- Xinxiang Central Hospital (CN)
- Henan Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1685109
- Primary Topic
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00