A nurse is caring for a client who just found out she has had a miscarriage. The nurse understands that the client will likely grieve over the loss. Which is true regarding perinatal loss grieving?
A) The grief experienced by fathers after perinatal loss appears similarly to the grief experienced by mothers after perinatal loss.
B) Postpartum depression may occur in women who have experienced perinatal loss.
C) Grief is typically less severe when the perinatal loss occurs before 20 weeks' gestation.
D) Perinatal loss refers only to emotional changes that occur after perinatal loss.
Answer: B
Postpartum depression may occur in women who have experienced perinatal loss. The grief experienced by fathers after perinatal loss appears differently than the grief experienced by mothers after perinatal loss. Grief can be mild to severe after perinatal loss, regardless of when the loss occurs. Perinatal loss refers to the physical and emotional changes that occur after perinatal loss.
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