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M. J. Thearle
Researcher at University of Queensland
Publications - 4
Citations - 229
M. J. Thearle is an academic researcher from University of Queensland. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sudden infant death syndrome & Sudden death. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 4 publications receiving 219 citations.
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The mental health impact of stillbirth, neonatal death or SIDS: Prevalence and patterns of distress among mothers
TL;DR: The results demonstrate that bereaved mothers, as a group, manifest significantly higher rates of psychological distress than mothers of living infants for at least 30 months after their loss.
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Church attendance, religious affiliation and parental responses to sudden infant death, neonatal death and stillbirth.
TL;DR: There is the suggestion that the bereaved who attend church regularly have less anxiety and depression compared with the irregular or non-church attenders.
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Alcohol and drug usage in parents soon after stillbirth, neonatal death or SIDS
TL;DR: The behaviour of bereaved parents with respect to their drug and alcohol ingestion was examined 2 months following the loss of an infant from stillbirth (SB) neonatal death (NND) or sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and there was no difference in self‐medication.
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Evolution of bereavement counselling in sudden infant death syndrome, neonatal death and stillbirth.
M. J. Thearle,H. Gregory +1 more
TL;DR: In recent decades sudden and unexpected death associated with stillbirth, the newborn and infants appears to have a more profound affect on the bereaved parents than in the past when the overall death rates in childhood were higher.