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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 3. Themes at 13 Months Post Infant/Child Death.

Fear, anxiety, scared to have another child Wanting another child Being happy about a new baby God's will Thinking about the deceased child
Number of parents responding (N = 27) 9 11 4 6 5
Number of responses (N = 59) 16 15 11 8 9
Gender
 Mothers (n=25) 15 (94%) 14 (93%) 7 (64%) 8 (100%) 7 (78%)
 Fathers (n=2) 1 (6%) 1 (7%) 4 (36%) 0 2 (22%)
Race/ethnicity
 Black (n=9) 6 (37%) 1 (7%) 4 (36%) 4 (50%) 3 (33.3%)
 White (n=9) 7 (44%) 6 (40%) 4 (36%) 0 3 (33.3%)
 Hispanic (n=9) 3 (19%) 8 (53%) 3 (28%) 4 (50%) 3 (33.3%)
Care Setting
 NICU (n=19) 11 (69%) 8 (53%) 8 (73%) 3 (37.5%) 6 (67%)
 PICU (n=8) 5 (31%) 7 (47%) 3 (27%) 5 (62.5%) 3 (33%)