title: [Psychology and pregnancy loss].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between psychology and pregnancy loss.
  
  
  METHODS
  A literature review was conducted by consulting Medline until April 2014.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Psychological factors appear to be significantly associated with the risk of recurrent miscarriage. Depression and anxiety are common symptoms after miscarriage. A return to normal scores of depression and anxiety is frequently found in one year. A systematic psychological treatment after an episode of miscarriage seems to not bring obvious benefits, one year after a miscarriage, in terms of anxiety and depression. After a stillbirth, psychological impacts on the couple, such as anxiety and depressive symptoms, are common. An empathetic and respectful attitude of all medical and paramedical team at the support is associated with better psychological experience.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  After a pregnancy loss, psychological consequences are common and usually reversible. An attitude of empathy is desirable in order to accompany patients and to consider a future pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, CHU d'Angers, 4, rue Larrey, 49033 Angers cedex 01, France; CESP-Inserm, U1018, équipe 7 : genre, santé sexuelle et reproductive, université Paris Sud, 94276 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre cedex, France. Electronic address: g_legendre@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Legendre
authors.affiliation: Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, CHU d'Angers, 4, rue Larrey, 49033 Angers cedex 01, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gicquel
authors.affiliation: Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, centre hospitalier d'Auch, allée Marie-Clarac, BP 80382, 32008 Auch cedex, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lejeune
authors.affiliation: Maternité de Port-Royal, hôpital Cochin, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 53, avenue de l'Observatoire, 75014 Paris, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Iraola
authors.affiliation: Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, hôpital Antoine-Béclère, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 157, rue de la Porte-de-Trivaux, 92141 Clamart, France.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Deffieux
authors.affiliation: Centre d'études et de recherches en psychopathologie, URI Octogone, université Toulouse II-Le Mirail, 5, allées Antonio-Machado, 31058 Toulouse cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Séjourné
authors.affiliation: Fondation Vallée, 7, rue Bensérade, 94257 Gentilly, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bydlowski
authors.affiliation: Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, CHU d'Angers, 4, rue Larrey, 49033 Angers cedex 01, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gillard
authors.affiliation: Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, CHU d'Angers, 4, rue Larrey, 49033 Angers cedex 01, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sentilhes
authors.affiliation: Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, CHU d'Angers, 4, rue Larrey, 49033 Angers cedex 01, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Descamps
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000523:psychology*; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D050497:Stillbirth / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Anxiety; Anxiété; Depression; Dépression; Fausse couche; Miscarriage; Mort fœtale in utero; Perte de grossesse; Pregnancy loss; Stillbirth; Stress