@article{ref1,
title="Pregnancy after perinatal loss: association of grief, anxiety and attachment",
journal="Journal of reproductive and infant psychology",
year="2010",
author="Gaudet, Caroline and Séjourné, Nathalène and Camborieux, Laure and Rogers, RandY and Chabrol, H.",
volume="28",
number="3",
pages="240-240",
abstract="Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the psychological experience of pregnancy after a previous perinatal loss and to bring to light the risk factors of psychological distress and disorders in instituting antenatal attachment with the subsequent child. Methods: 96 pregnant women, having experienced a previous perinatal loss answered several questionnaires which measured the feelings of perinatal grief (PGS), anxio-depressive symptomatology (HADS), acceptance of pregnancy, identification with the maternal role (PSEQ) and perinatal attachment (MAAS). The control group included 74 women with no experience of perinatal loss. Results: Women having suffered from perinatal loss reported significantly higher scores of grief and anxio-depressive symptoms compared to the control group. These variables were significant predictors of prenatal attachment. Conclusion: Findings reveal the intense psychological distress during pregnancy following a perinatal loss and underscore the need for psychosocial and clinical care when there is a perinatal loss, care that should be extended up to the birth of the subsequent child.  Keywords: perinatal grief; subsequent pregnancy; anxiety attachment; depression<p />",
language="",
issn="0264-6838",
doi="10.1080/02646830903487342",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02646830903487342"
}