Persistent Depressive and Grief Symptoms for up to 10 years Following Perinatal Loss: Involvement of Negative Cognitions

Perinatal loss (PL) is probably the most devastating form of death, with heightened risk of postloss mental health complications (Fern ández-Alcántara& Zech, 2017; Hunter, Tussis,& MacBeth, 2017; Lundorff et al., 2017). PL encompasses fetal death before 24 weeks' gestation, termination of pregnancy for fetal anomaly, stillbirth, and neonatal death (up to 1 month after the birth). Most empirical studies have shown that PL has detrimental effects on the psychological wellbeing of bereaved parents (e.g., Hunter et al., 2017; Zetumer et al., 2015).
Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research