title: Grief and mid-trimester fetal loss.
abstract: Fetal loss through miscarriage or termination of pregnancy for genetic reasons often provokes the grief of bereavement. This is not fully understood, and the extent of the distress is often underestimated by professionals and family alike. We have examined elements of the normal bereavement process and have found that they may occur in specific and accentuated forms in mid-trimester fetal loss. We discuss our findings in the light of the attachment theory--a psychodynamic model for understanding grief reactions.
authors.affiliation: South East Thames Regional Genetics Centre, Division of Medical and Molecular Genetics, London, U.K.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seller
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Barby
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cowmeadow
mesh_terms: D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000002:abnormalities; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology*; D006117:Grief; D006167:Guilt; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis