Publication
Associations of Losing a Child With the Couple Relationship, Maternal Mental Health, and the Emotional Development of the Subsequent Baby
Nunes Maia G, Ruschel Bandeira D, Centenaro Levandowski D · Omega: Journal of Death & Dying · 2025
The loss of a child can impact maternal mental health and the emotional development of a subsequent baby. Couple relationship can help women to cope with this loss. This study investigates the association among child loss, maternal mental health (including prolonged grief), couple adjustment, and psycho-functional symptoms in the subsequent babies. 598 Brazilian mothers, recruited by convenience, took part in the study. Mothers with a baby loss (23%) presented greater age and religiosity, less income, a longer couple relationship, and better couple adjustment, and their baby presented a great number of symptoms. This population needs monitoring for early emotional assistance. Keywords: baby psycho-functional symptoms; couple relationship; infant emotional development; maternal grief; maternal loss; maternal mental health.
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