Published Works

Children’s Encounters with Death, Bereavement, and Coping, January 2010
Chapter on Infant Death written by Beth Seyda and Ann Fitzsimons for a professional textbook published by Springer Publishing Company.

Open to Hope Foundation, www.opentohope.com
Beth Seyda has been a contributing writer since November 2008.

NJ March of Dimes Mission Family Newsletter, March 2008
“Supporting Families after the Loss of a Baby” by Beth Seyda

NHPCO’s ChiPPS Pediatric Palliative Care Newsletter, February 2008
“When a Child Dies: Spiritual Struggles and Solace” by Beth Seyda

NHPCO's ChiPPS Pediatric Palliative Care Newsletter, August 2007
“ Passing the Torch: Hard Lessons Learned and Shared from One Family to Another”
By Ann Fitzsimons and Beth Seyda

Patient Advocacy: Patient-Centered Strategies for Improving Health Care Quality,
July 2007
Chapter on Family-Centered Care written by Beth Seyda, Terri Shelton and Nancy DiVenere for a graduate level textbook published by Jones and Bartlett.

NHPCO's ChiPPS Pediatric Palliative Care Newsletter, May 2007
“ Current and Emerging Issues in Perinatal Loss and Birth Planning for Parents Facing Difficult Circumstances”
By Ann Fitzsimons and Beth Seyda

NHPCO's ChiPPS Pediatric Palliative Care Newsletter, February 2007
" A Primer on Perinatal Loss and Infant Death: Statistics/Definitions, Parents' Needs, and Suggestions for Family Care"
By Ann Fitzsimons and Beth Seyda

Pediatrics 2005, Vol. 116, pp. 104-111
"Comparison of Mothers' and Counselors' Perceptions of Predelivery Counseling for Extremely Premature Infants"
By Heather Keenan, MD, Mia Doron, MD and Beth Seyda
Beth was a principal investigator with two UNC physicians (NICU and PICU) on a research project about decision-making and communication between physicians and mothers of premature babies.

Hospice and Palliative Care Insights, Issue Two, 2004
"For the Families of Dying Children, There can be No 'What-Ifs'"
By Ann Fitzsimons

Hospice and Palliative Care Insights, Issue Two, 2004
"Dylan's Story"
By Beth Seyda

iris: the UNC Journal of Medicine, Literature & Visual Art, 1999
"Dylan's Story" by Beth Seyda
Hard copy available upon request.