Supportive care for the parents of an infant who died from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) would include:
1. Interviewing the parents to determine the cause of the SIDS incident.
2. Allowing the parents to hold, touch, and rock the infant.
3. Sheltering the parents from their grief by not giving them any personal items of the infant, such as footprints.
4. Advising the parents that an autopsy is not necessary.
2. Allowing parents to hold, touch, and rock the infant.
Rationale:
The parents should be allowed to hold, touch, and rock the infant, giving them a chance to say good-bye to their baby. The other options are nontherapeutic. The death of an infant without a known medical condition is an indication for an autopsy even though a specific cause of death may not be identified for SIDS.
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