BACKGROUND: The @entity204 of a @entity1 is a devastating event for parents. In many high income countries, following an unexpected @entity204 , there are formal investigations to find the cause of @entity204 as part of wider integrated @entity1 @entity204 review processes. These processes have a clear aim of establishing the cause of @entity204 but it is less clear how bereaved families are supported. In order to inform better practice, a literature review was undertaken to identify what is known about what bereaved parents want from professionals following an unexpected @entity1 @entity204 . METHODS: This was a mixed studies systematic review with a thematic analysis to synthesize findings. The review included papers from Europe, North America or Australasia; papers had to detail parents' experiences rather than professional practices. RESULTS: The review includes data from 52 papers, concerning 4000 bereaved parents. After a @entity1 has died, parents wish to be able to say goodbye to them at the hospital or Emergency Department, they would like time and privacy to see and hold their @entity1 ; parents may bitterly regret not being able to do so. Parents need to know the full details about their @entity1 's @entity204 and may feel that they are being deliberately evaded when not given this information. Parents often struggle to obtain and understand the autopsy results even in the cases where they consented for the procedure. Parents would like follow-up appointments from health care professionals after the @entity204 ; this is to enable them to obtain further information as they may have been too distraught at the time of the @entity204 to ask appropriate questions or comprehend the answers. Parents also value the emotional support provided by continuing contact with health-care professionals. CONCLUSION: All professionals involved with @entity1 deaths should ensure that procedures are in place to support parents; to allow them to say goodbye to their @entity1 , to be able to understand why their @entity1 died and to offer the parents follow-up appointments with appropriate health-care professionals.

What do bereaved parents want from professionals after the sudden death of their XXXX : a systematic review of the literature.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['child'] @entity204 :: ('MESH:D003643', 'Disease') :: ['death']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['child']
