Perinatal bereavement explained

Perinatal bereavement or perinatal grief refers to the emotions of the family following a perinatal death, defined as the demise of a fetus (after 20 weeks gestation) or newborn infant (up to 30 days after birth).^[1] Despite the not-uncommon circumstance of miscarriage and pregnancy loss, and the recognized subsequent psychological impact, including potentially complicated grief, "very little research exists documenting the efficacy of different interventions."^[2]

Psychiatrists may assess a patient experiencing perinatal bereavement using a testing instrument called the Perinatal Bereavement Grief Scale.^[3]

See also

• Reproductive loss
• Miscarriage and grief

External links

• Australian Psychological Society - Perinatal grief: a poignant form of bereavement

Notes and References

1. Cassidy . Paul Richard . 2021-10-09 . The Disenfranchisement of Perinatal Grief: How Silence, Silencing and Self-Censorship Complicate Bereavement (a Mixed Methods Study) . OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying . 88 . 2 . en . 709–731 . 10.1177/00302228211050500 . 34632863 . 238582116 . 0030-2228.
2. Kersting . Anette . Wagner . Birgit . 2012-06-30 . Complicated grief after perinatal loss . Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience . en . 14 . 2 . 187–194 . 10.31887/DCNS.2012.14.2/akersting . 1958-5969 . 3384447 . 22754291.
3. Ritsher . Jennifer Boyd . Neugebauer . Richard . March 2002 . Perinatal Bereavement Grief Scale: Distinguishing Grief From Depression Following Miscarriage . Assessment . en . 9 . 1 . 31–40 . 10.1177/1073191102009001005 . 11911232 . 45966849 . 1073-1911.