TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Pregnancy after perinatal loss: association of grief, anxiety and attachment
JO  - Journal of reproductive and infant psychology
A1  - Gaudet, Caroline
A1  - Séjourné, Nathalène
A1  - Camborieux, Laure
A1  - Rogers, RandY
A1  - Chabrol, H.
SP  - 240
EP  - 240
VL  - 28
IS  - 3
N2  - 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 />
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SN  - 0264-6838
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02646830903487342
ID  - ref1
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