[The specificities of perinatal bereavement]

Abstract

Parents can be faced with a situation of bereavement during pregnancy or birth. It is often during a later pregnancy, an ultrasound scan or a subsequent birth, that some will talk about the loss of a child. These situations resulting in bereavement during pregnancy or perinatal bereavement are specific and all perinatal caregivers must be aware of them.

Keywords: birth; deuil périnatal; elective termination; fausse couche; interruption médicale de grossesse; interruption volontaire de grossesse; intrauterine foetal death; miscarriage; mort fœtale in utero; naissance; parentalité; parenthood; perinatal bereavement; therapeutic termination.