Perinatal Bereavement

Perinatal Bereavement is a subfield of bereavement care that specifically addresses the psychosocial and emotional response to the loss of a fetus or neonate during pregnancy, childbirth, or shortly after birth, distinguished by its focus on grief associated with early, often anticipated, attachment to the unborn or newly born infant.

186

Publications

7.8K

Citations

542

Authors

313

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Bereavement Care

Children

Anxiety After Perinatal LossAttachment After LossBonding After LossCommunication After Perinatal LossCounseling After Perinatal LossDepression After Perinatal LossInfant Death BereavementMaternal BereavementMiscarriage BereavementMultiple Pregnancy Loss

Publications

186

A grief ignored: narratives of pregnancy loss from a male perspective

Bernadette McCreight · Sociology of Health & Illness · 2004 · 240 citations · Full text

Nursing, Maternal Health, Bereavement Care +12

Measuring grief: A short version of the perinatal grief scale

Louise Potvin, Judith N. Lasker, Lori J. Toedter · Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment · 1989 · 225 citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +10

Depression and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms After Perinatal Loss in a Population-Based Sample

Katherine J. Gold, Irving G. Leon, Martha E. Boggs et al. · Journal of Women s Health · 2015 · 176 citations

Public Health, Maternal Health, Obstetrics +17

Silent loss and the clinical encounter: Parents’ and physicians’ experiences of stillbirth–a qualitative analysis

Maureen Kelley, Susan Brown Trinidad · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · 2012 · 172 citations · Full text

Nursing, Maternal Health, Obstetrics +17

The impact of stillbirth on bereaved parents: A qualitative study

Daniel Nuzum, Sarah Meaney, Keelin O’Donoghue · PLoS ONE · 2018 · 138 citations · Full text

Nursing, Maternal Health, Bereavement Care +14

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Authors

542

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Moon Fai Chan
National University of Singapore, Singapore
7 publications · 167 citations
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Keelin O’Donoghue
University College Cork, Ireland
6 publications · 282 citations
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Claire Storey
Sands, United Kingdom
5 publications · 152 citations
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Frances M. Boyle
The University of Queensland, Australia
5 publications · 280 citations
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Joanne Cacciatore
Arizona State University, United States
5 publications · 197 citations
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Institutions

313

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Venues

Death Studies
13 publications · 573 citations
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MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing
8 publications · 225 citations
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Illness Crisis & Loss
7 publications · 211 citations
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The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing
JPNN · 6 publications · 183 citations
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
7 publications · 328 citations
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