The Perinatal Grief Scale (PGS) has been used in many studies of loss in pregnancy,
including miscarriage, stillbirth, induced abortion, neonatal death, and relinquishment for …

Recognizing that grieving occurs in parents of stillborn infants, attention is focused on
aspects of grief, both similar to other bereavements and particular to perinatal loss …

Childbearing seems eternal, primordial and universal. Yet human reproduction in the 21st
century is in a state of flux. This accessible book highlights dramatic changes that have …

Nearly 20% of all pregnancies in the US end in miscarriage or stillbirth. Yet pregnancy loss
is seldom acknowledged and rarely discussed. Opening the topic to a thoughtful and …

The theoretical strategy underlying development of the Perinatal Grief Scale is described.
The instrument was completed by 194 subjects as part of a longitudinal study of factors …

As more and more women are having children when they are over thirty, amniocentesis, is
becoming a routine part of prenatal care. In this groundbreaking book, Barbara Katz …

Pregnancy and childbirth typically are associated with positive emotions and with
motherhood, but the reality is that this is not the case for all women or for all pregnancies …

OBJECTIVES. We tested whether and under what conditions miscarriage increases
depressive symptoms in the early weeks following loss. METHODS. We interviewed 232 …

Page 1 ELAINE RAMSHAW Ritual and Pastoral Care THEOLOGY AND PASTORAL CARE Don
S. Browning, editor Page 2 Page 3 Ritual and Pastoral Care This One P150-QF9-ZE1G Page …

This is the first full-length exploration of psychotherapy for those who have experienced the
loss of a baby during pregnancy or in the first few weeks of life. Using many case reports …