Mandell F, McClain M
Massachusetts Center for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Boston City Hospital.
Pediatrician. 1988;15(4):179-82.
Pediatric health professionals are often uncomfortable following a sudden unexpected death in their practice. Anxiety and grief by the pediatrician can prevent the practitioner from using even the most basic grief counseling skills. However, the pediatrician, while deeply affected by the death, is in a unique position to meet the needs of parents and siblings. Often, the pediatrician is the only contact families have with the medical world. This report outlines the techniques we have used to support families during this period of loss. Alleviating guilt, by providing information in a sensitive manner, explaining autopsy results, providing guidance for surviving children, and understanding the effects of loss on a subsequent pregnancy are part of the role the pediatrician can assume. Parents have consistently reported how beneficial it was when pediatricians took the time to listen to their concerns and problems following a sudden and unexpected infant death.
儿科保健专业人员在其执业过程中遇到突然意外死亡事件时，往往会感到不自在。儿科医生的焦虑和悲痛可能会使从业者甚至无法运用最基本的悲伤辅导技巧。然而，儿科医生虽然深受死亡事件的影响，但却处于满足父母和兄弟姐妹需求的独特位置。通常，儿科医生是家庭与医疗界的唯一联系纽带。本报告概述了我们在此悲痛时期用于支持家庭的技巧。以敏感的方式提供信息、解释尸检结果、为幸存的孩子提供指导以及了解丧亲之痛对后续怀孕的影响，这些都是儿科医生可以承担的角色的一部分。父母们一直表示，儿科医生在婴儿突然意外死亡后花时间倾听他们的担忧和问题，这非常有益。
