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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2015 Mar 11;27(12):690–697. doi: 10.1002/2327-6924.12243

Table 2. Themes at 7 Months Post Infant/Child Death.

Hoping for more children Fear, anxiety, scared Praying to God Importance of becoming pregnant for other family members Keeping the memory of the deceased
Number of Parents responding (N = 31) 11 7 5 5 4
Number of responses (N = 50) 22 12 6 5 5
Gender
 Mothers (n=23) 17 (77%) 9 (75%) 6 (100%) 4 (80%) 5 (100%)
 Fathers (n=8) 5 (23%) 3 (25%) 0 1 (20%) 0
Race/ethnicity
 Black (n=7) 7 (32%) 2 (17%) 5 (83%) 3 (60%) 1 (20%)
 White (n=10) 14 (64%) 6 (50%) 1 (17%) 2 (40%) 2 (40%)
 Hispanic (n=14) 1 (4%) 4 (33%) 0 0 2 (40%)
Care Setting
 NICU (n=22) 17 (77%) 10 (83%) 3 (50%) 4 (80%) 3 (60%)
 PICU (n=9) 5 (23%) 2 (17%) 3 (50%) 1 (20%) 2 (40%)