International Journal of
Nursing and Midwifery

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Nurs. Midwifery
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2456
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJNM
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 213

Full Length Research Paper

Experiences and coping strategies of perinatally bereaved mothers with the loss

Eniola Sarat Onaolapo
  • Eniola Sarat Onaolapo
  • Department of Nursing, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
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Edward Appiah Boateng
  • Edward Appiah Boateng
  • Department of Nursing, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
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Felix Apiribu
  • Felix Apiribu
  • Department of Nursing, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
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Veronica Millicent Dzomeku
  • Veronica Millicent Dzomeku
  • Department of Nursing, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 18 February 2020
  •  Accepted: 10 April 2020
  •  Published: 31 May 2020

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