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- R Moscarello.
- J Palliat Care. 1989 Dec 1;5(4):12-8.
AbstractPerinatal loss and grief have been recognized as a special form of loss in the last ten years. Perinatal death includes miscarriage, therapeutic abortion, stillbirth, and infant death shortly after birth. Acknowledgement of the death and support to mourn their loss by significant others promotes resolution of this bereavement. If perinatal bereavement is not resolved, one-quarter to one-third of mothers may go on to develop a clinical depression. A multidisciplinary Perinatal Support Service is in place at Women's College Hospital to provide grief counselling to the mother and her family who have experienced a stillbirth or neonatal loss. The service has a direct link to the community through the Public Health Nurse on the obstetrical service. A review of three years reveals a high rate of referral by the attending physician and obstetrical nurse.
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