A primigravida is hospitalized at 32 weeks' gestation after a second hemorrhage from a complete placenta previa. The client delivers a stillborn infant 1 week later. Which intervention should the nurse perform to help this family in the grieving process?
A) Remove all baby supplies from the mother's room.
B) Refrain from talking about the baby.
C) Facilitate and support the family viewing and holding the infant.
D) Ask to have the mother moved off the postpartum floor.
Answer: C
Advocates of seeing the stillborn believe that viewing assists in dispelling denial and allows the couple to take the next step in the grieving process. If the baby was normally formed, it assists the mother to feel less of a failure. The mother should be consulted before moving her off the postpartum unit. Removing baby supplies might assist in the denial process, as will not talking about the baby.
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