Mourning the Dreams

Mourning the Dreams is an accessible and moving account of parents experiences of grief and recovery after losing an infant during pregnancy childbirth or within the first month of life. Drawing from the sociology of emotions health research and psychology her own experience and a range of qualitative methods Claudia Malacrida finds that bereaved parents not only grieve their child and its unrealized potential but often find their personal experiences are at odds with social forces and prevailing assumptions about the nature of their loss and how they should react to is. She explores the meanings parents create as they face denial silence and other reactions from friends family communities coworkers the medical community and even within spousal relationships. She also describes the courage and creativity of parents who create and negotiate meanings that help them grieve recover and manage relationships. Language: English