Abstract
Objective
To understand motivations of grieving mothers to create and maintain a blog about the loss of their child.
Methods
This was a qualitative study on virtual ethnography from narrative analysis of data obtained from i40 blogs about the loss of a child, according to theory proposed in dual process model of grief.
Results
Defined categories were as follows: to share the experience of loss and challenges in moving forward; to create a relationship network to support, comfort, and support other grieving persons; to guarantee a space of refuge to express feelings and emotions in order to overcome loss; to honor and perpetuate the image of the child lost; and to engage in social activism.
Conclusion
The expression and validation of grief in blogs help mothers to develop strategies to cope with stressful factors related to the loss.
Grief; Internet; Blogs; Mothers