Background Poor mental health is considered a major health challenge globally, not least
for young people, who will form families within forthcoming years. Research related to …

Objectives A sense of existential vulnerability is embedded in parenthood transition. It is
linked to meaning in life, relationship changes, awareness of death, and sometimes a …

Introduction Talking about existential issues with patients is often experienced as
challenging for healthcare professionals. This paper describes our first steps towards …

Background The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the derived changes in
maternity care have created stress and anxiety among pregnant women in different parts of …

Objective The birth of a child is a significant life event, possibly accompanied by thoughts
and feelings of existential turmoil, which some parents need to share. Maternity care …

In the high-income countries of Scandinavia, there is a low statistical risk of death during
childbirth. However, awareness of the possibility of death seems to have prevailed. In …

Spiritual care can improve patients' physical and emotional well-being, but patients at the
end of life often experience their spiritual needs are not being sufficiently met by the health …

When a child dies in utero death becomes an integrated part of the mothers living body and
this complex experience places a heavy existential and bodily burden on a woman …

Neonatal palliative care is an essential component of healthcare services aimed at
supporting infants with life-limiting conditions and their families. While physical and …

Metode Til denne undersøgelse blev European Association for Palliative Cares definition af
eksistentiel og åndelig omsorg anvendt. Den omfatter omsorg for patienters og pårørendes …