1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«This study aims to explore bereaved mothers’ experience of hope following perinatal death.» (p. 426)

Questions/Hypothèses :
«The specific research questions were as follows: What is the mothers’ experience of hope following a perinatal loss?; What is the focus of that hope?; and What are the aspects that instill, maintain, and interfere with their hope?» (p. 427)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«Qualitative secondary analysis (QSA) was conducted using data sets collected through interviews with mothers for a study about the experience of perinatal death, the grief trajectories over time, and the health services surrounding that experience. This initial study was a multiple case study, conducted in the province of Quebec, Canada from 2015 to 2017.» (p. 427) «The final sample for the secondary data analysis consisted of […] 33 mothers having experienced the death of an infant in the perinatal period, that is to say during pregnancy and up to a few hours of life.» (p. 427)

Instruments :
Guide d’entretien semi-directif

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse de contenu

3. Résumé

The results of the study show that «[t]he bereaved mothers’ hope had multiple expressions during the grieving process, including a decreased in feelings of hope possibly leading to hopelessness, the hope of their baby’s survival or incorrect diagnosis, and a restored and transformed hope.» (p. 431) «Results have shown hope is both affected by the experience of perinatal death and considered a motivating force for mothers to reconnect to their life plan and move on after loss. Hope is disrupted and tends toward decline and feelings of hopelessness due to loss, transformed and restored throughout the grieving process. Although some mothers embraced the hope of a subsequent pregnancy, this hope was challenged by a sense of foreboding of another loss. Ways such as integrating the reality of the loss, experiencing the grieving, making sense of the loss, having positive interpersonal relationships, having uplifting memories of the baby, approaching life differently and reshuffling priorities functioned to instill and maintain the mothers’ hope.» (p. 433)