[Specificities of antenatal grief]

Abstract

Taking into account the pain of antenatal bereavement is relatively recent. If the stages of elaboration of this mourning are identical compared to those of other close persons, nevertheless it has some particularities. The status of the fetus is singular, an integral part of the mother's body, but without legal existence. The psychological context in which the mourning takes place is marked by a profound psychic transformation. Finally, the impact on parental narcissism must be taken into account.

Keywords: accompagnement en maternité; antenatal bereavement; deuil anténatal; fetal death in utero; interruption médicale de grossesse; maternity support; medical termination of pregnancy; mort fœtale in utero.