TABLE 4.

Intensity of grief after the loss of a child in the perinatal period

	Early grief (TRIG1)*	Long term grief (TRIG2)	Perceived aptitude of coping (TRIG3)
Mothers	20±6	39±8†	15±4
Fathers	17±9	31±12†	14±6
Expectedness of death
Unexpected	18±9	34±12	15±5
Expected	19±7	36±11	15±5
Place of death
Hospital	18±7	34±11	15±5
Home	21±7	39±9	15±5

^*Values represent mean (SD);

^†P=0.03 mothers versus fathers