Management of grieving after stillbirth.
This article is based upon a detailed series of interviews, some of which continued from up to two years, with 18 women who had suffered a stillbirth and with 11 of their husbands, and upon briefer interviews with a further eight women. No suggestion is made that the individuals involved are a representative sample. The crises and natural history of grieving after stillbirth are described and suggestions are made concerning the monitoring and guidance of the bereavement process.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology