title: Pastoral care following pregnancy loss: the role of ritual.
abstract: The authors propose a model for different ways in which clergy of diverse denominations ritualize pregnancy loss through excerpts from 23 interviews with Chicago-area religious leaders. These clergy either do not ritualize pregnancy loss at all, adapt existing rituals, or create new ones.
authors.affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63017, USA.
authors.forename: Puneet
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Kearsley
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moses
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010327:Pastoral Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States