O luto perinatal e as consequências para filhos subsequentes

Abstract

This study aims to reflect on perinatal grief and possible consequences of this loss for subsequent children. As it was a narrative bibliographical survey, a search was made in the Google Academic, Scielo databases, as well as the reading of books pertinent to the subject, that could justify the initial questions of the research. Few national studies were identified during the bibliographic research, in contrast to international studies, where a greater number of papers were found. From the studies found in the research, one can reflect how the elaboration of the maternal mourning, the expectation of a new gestation and understand the dynamics among them, for the emotional investment in the new baby. Although there is a divergence between the authors regarding the consequences of perinatal mourning in the subsequent children, a common point was identified, which is the need for the mother's psychological follow-up after the baby's death, for the elaboration of healthy grief.