Title: The care of the mother grieving a baby relinquished for adoption /
Authors: Mander, Rosemary.
Date: 1995
Publisher: Avebury,
Physical description: viii, 220 pages ; 22 cm
Language: English
LC classification: H
Contents: 1. Introduction and background -- 2. Grieving, relinquishing and caring -- 3. Researching the grief of relinquishment -- 4. The mothers' experience -- 5. Keeping secrets and maintaining confidentiality -- 6. Relinquishing and being bereaved -- 7. Family implications of relinquishment -- 8. Recognising being pregnant -- 9. Searching -- 10. Being strong and feeling weak -- 11. Doing the best -- 12. Being mother -- 13. Making decisions -- 14. Facing the future -- 15. Being helpful -- 16. Conclusion.
Notes: Includes indexes.
Subject headings (LCSH): Adoption--Great Britain--Psychological aspects.; Adoption--Great Britain.; Adoption--Psychological aspects.; Birthmothers--Great Britain--Psychology.; Birthmothers--Services for--Great Britain.; Grief