Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu: Although Small, It Is Precious: Death and Grief After Perinatal Death in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Abstract

This chapter discusses contemporary approaches lo death and grief in New Zealand, especially highlighting the mixing of cultural traditions and the impact this has had on our mainstream population. It focus on baby and infant loss because that is the area of expertise, however many of the practices it present are applicable to the loss al all ages. In the section entitled "The Macro" it outline some history and religious affiliations as a basis of New Zealand contemporary society, and present the rich and engaging beliefs of our indigenous population that we believe inform death rituals and funerary practices of all of our population. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)