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Peer-reviewedCC BY-NC 4.0The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Models and components of investigation and bereavement care after sudden and unexpected child death: a scoping review

  • Seilin Uhm1,2
  • Katherine Hunt1
  • Somang Nam3
  • Hyunggu Jung4
  • Joanna Garstang5
  • Victoria Payne1
  • Heather Gage6
  • M Jamal Hossain1
  • David Wright1
  • Anne-Sophie Darlington1
6 affiliations
  1. 1School of Health Sciences University of Southampton Southampton UK
  2. 2Cochrane Priority Setting Method Group Southampton UK
  3. 3Faculty of Computer Science Algoma University Brampton Canada
  4. 4College of Nursing Seoul National University Seoul Korea, South
  5. 5School of Nursing and Midwifery University of Birmingham Birmingham UK
  6. 6Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Surrey Guildford UK
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Abstract

Objectives: This is a protocol for a Cochrane review (flexible). The objectives are as follows:

To identify, map, and describe models and components of investigation and bereavement care for families in high‐income countries following the sudden and unexpected death of a child aged seven completed days to under 18 years.

The review question is:

What models and components of investigation and bereavement care have been described for these families; how are they organised and delivered; and what outcome domains, experiences, and evidence gaps are reported?

Specifically, the review will:

identify and describe formal and informal models, pathways, and components of investigation and bereavement care;

map their organisation and delivery, including timing, setting, professional roles, inter‐agency coordination, and continuity of care; and

describe the characteristics of the evidence, including populations, circumstances of death, settings, source types, reported outcome domains, and evidence gaps.

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@article{uhm2026models,
  title = {{Models and components of investigation and bereavement care after sudden and unexpected child death: a scoping review}},
  author = {Seilin Uhm and Katherine Hunt and Somang Nam and Hyunggu Jung and Joanna Garstang and Victoria Payne and Heather Gage and M Jamal Hossain and David Wright and Anne-Sophie Darlington},
  journal = {The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1002/14651858.cd016404},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd016404},
  note = {CC BY-NC 4.0},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Models and components of investigation and bereavement care after sudden and unexpected child death: a scoping review
AU  - Seilin Uhm
AU  - Katherine Hunt
AU  - Somang Nam
AU  - Hyunggu Jung
AU  - Joanna Garstang
AU  - Victoria Payne
AU  - Heather Gage
AU  - M Jamal Hossain
AU  - David Wright
AU  - Anne-Sophie Darlington
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/27
JO  - The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
DO  - 10.1002/14651858.cd016404
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd016404
AB  - Objectives: This is a protocol for a Cochrane review (flexible). The objectives are as follows:  To identify, map, and describe models and components of investigation and bereavement care for families in high‐income countries following the sudden and unexpected death of a child aged seven completed days to under 18 years.  The review question is:  What models and components of investigation and bereavement care have been described for these families; how are they organised and delivered; and what outcome domains, experiences, and evidence gaps are reported?  Specifically, the review will:  identify and describe formal and informal models, pathways, and components of investigation and bereavement care;  map their organisation and delivery, including timing, setting, professional roles, inter‐agency coordination, and continuity of care; and  describe the characteristics of the evidence, including populations, circumstances of death, settings, source types, reported outcome domains, and evidence gaps.
SN  - 1469-493X
ER  -