Do couples grieve differently following infant loss?
13 couples who lost an infant due to a major congenital anomaly were assessed using the Perinatal Grief Scale. Contrary to the research findings of generally less intensity of grief in men, couples did not differ significantly in this respect one-half year after the loss of their infant. On the other hand, there was no strong relationship between the scores of women and men, indicating that, apart from intensity they grieve differently.
Pediatric Surgery, Sophia Children's Hospital, University Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands, hunfeld@mpp.fgg.eur.nl
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001601:Bereavement; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology; D010555:Personality Inventory; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*