PhD Scientific Days 2017

Oral Presentations: Mental Health

Legislative and protocol measures in perinatal mortality and their application in hungarian institutions

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Zsák, Éva

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SE Institute of Behavioural Sciences

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+36205609835

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zsak.eva@phd.semmelweis-univ.hu

Az előadás címe

Legislative and protocol measures in perinatal mortality and their application in hungarian institutions

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Zsák Éva
Semmelweis University Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Budapest

Szekció

Oral Presentations: Mental Health

Data of the presenter

Doctoral School of Mental Health Sciences
Mental Health Sciences Programme
Supervisor: Dr Katalin Hegedűs, PhD
zsak.eva@phd.semmelweis-univ.hu

Text of the abstract

Introduction: Losing a child in the perinatal period is a highly demanding event for both families and health care professionals as well. While in 2015 the statistical number of perinatal death is relatively low (0.65%), the total number of babies lost in perinatal mortality was 553, yet, the burden it conveys is all the bigger.
Objectives: (1) Present the current health care system regulations and protocols with the services provided for the families facing child loss. (2) Highlight the problems, challenges for the health care professionals when dealing with perinatal mortality. Methods: Study the existing regulative and protocol measures concerning infant death and support for the bereaved families and compare the results with the presently applied protocol and institutional practices in neonatology departments (7 PICs at 4 university clinics; 4 visited, 12 health care specialists interviewed).
Results: The comparison of the measures and the actual practices these events convey in the already visited departments reveals the lack of proper knowledge of the protocol in 3 institutions and its scarce application in 1. Significant differences can also be observed between the institutions, regarding the application of the legal measures and having their own institutional procedures, protocols for treatment of the corpses and bereavement care.. The professional and personal challenges the perinatal personnel may face show that while there exists supporting legislation, the mindset and attitudes of the healthcare professionals can slowly be changed. Conclusions: For proper care in Hungarian institutions a shift of attitude is needed in the competency fields of the professional as much as proper knowledge of the already existing measures. It requires trainings, supportive and psychological measures.

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Zsák Éva
Semmelweis University Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Budapest