Citation

Lewis E. Br. Med. J. BMJ 1979; 2(6181): 27-28.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1979, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

572731

PMCID

PMC1595777

Abstract

A bereavement during pregnancy is difficult to mourn: a pregnant woman is so increasingly preoccupied with the new life that mourning is interrupted and often impossible to resume later. This may lead to idealisation of the child as a reincarnation of the dead person or child abuse. A bereaved woman should be helped to mourn at the time of death and to keep alive the expectation of future mourning once her baby is thriving.

Language: en