Experiences and behaviors of healthcare professionals in the face of neonatal death: An integrative review

• Autor(a) principal: Rosa, Rosiane da
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Gomes, Iris Elizabete Messa, Costa, Roberta, Alves, Isadora Ferrante Boscoli de Oliveira, Aires, Luana Claúdia dos Passos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng; por
• Título da fonte: Reme (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/41101
• topic: Morte Perinatal; Mortalidade Neonatal Precoce; Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde; Atitude Diante da Morte; Cuidados Paliativos na Terminalidade da Vida; Perinatal Death; Early Neonatal Mortality; Attitude of Health Personnel; Attitude to Death; Hospice Care; Muerte Perinatal; Mortalidad Neonatal Precoz; Actitud del Personal de Salud; Actitud Frente a la Muerte; Cuidados Paliativos al Final de la Vida

Objective: to identify the experiences and behaviors of healthcare professionals in the face of neonatal death Available from the literature. Method: descriptive bibliographical study, of the integrative review type, with temporal delimitation from 2009 to 2020, carried out in the LILACS, BDENF, MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL and SciELO virtual library databases, by two researchers independently in June de 2021. A total of 511 articles were selected, but only 21 made up the final corpus of the study after applying the inclusion/exclusion criteria. Results: the studies showed that the experiences of professionals in the face of death are permeated by ambivalent feelings that influence the choice of their coping strategies. Among the behaviors adopted by the professionals, clear and sensitive communication, welcoming the grieving of family members, respect for the parents' decision regarding the care of the newborn and the delivery of memories were considered positive attitudes for overcoming neonatal death. Final considerations: the results show the unpreparedness of healthcare professionals to deal with the newborn's death process and the need for permanent education strategies focused on neonatal death.