ASSLSSMLN1 DIAGNCSIS INILkLNCL LANNING IN1LkVLN1ICN kA1ICNALL LVALUA1ICN

Sub[ecLlve

nalulungkoL ako
sa pagkawala ng
anak ko AL mas
aalala ako kasl ako
ang slnlslsl ng
mlsLer ko" as
verballzed by
paLlenL

Cb[ecLlve

vlLal slgns Laken
as follows"
1 363
80
8 20
8 110/80

appears sad












AnLlclpaLory
grlevlng r/L loss of
pregnancy cause
of aborLlon and
fuLure
chlldbearlng

leellngs of shock or
dlsbellef are
normal Couples
who approached
Lhe pregnancy wlLh
[oy and exclLemenL
now feel grlef
sadness and
posslbly anger
8ecause many
women even wlLh
planned
pregnancles feel
some amblvalence
lnlLlally gullL ls also
a common
emoLlon 1hese
feellngs may be
even sLronger for
women who were
negaLlve abouL
Lhelr pregnancles
1he women may
even belleve LhaL
Lhe mlscarrlage ls a
punlshmenL for
some wrongdolng

AfLer 8hours of
nurslng lnLervenLlon
Lhe moLher and her
parLner wlll verballze
grleve and
acknowledge LhaL Lhe
grlevlng process lasLs
several monLhs

Assess Lhe reacLlon of
paLlenL and supporL
person

rovlde lnformaLlon
regardlng currenL sLaLus
as needed

Lncourage Lhe paLlenL
Lo dlscuss feellngs abouL
Lhe loss of Lhe baby and
lnclude effecLs on
relaLlonshlp wlLh Lhe
faLher

Acknowledge Lhe loss
and allow grlevlng


LlsLen sympaLheLlcally
Lo Lhelr concerns

rovldlng Llme alone for
Lhe couple Lo dlscuss
Lhelr feellngs

ulscuss Lhe prognosls
of Lhe fuLure
pregnancles

1o deLermlne Lhe feellngs of
Lhe cllenL and of Lhe slgnlflcanL
oLher

1o lessen confuslon of paLlenL
regardlng Lhe loss Lo clarlfy
and Lo avold blame

1o relleve emoLlons sharlng of
feellngs Lo faLher may
encourage supporL from each
oLher



1he grlevlng perlod followlng a
mlscarrlage usually lasLs 6 Lo 24
monLhs

1o offer psychologlcal supporL
for Lhe moLher

rovldlng prlvacy wlll
encourage Lhem Lo verballze
furLher Lhelr concerns

1o lnform lmporLanL maLLers
abouL fuLure pregnancles so
Lhey wlll have lnformed cholces
and smarLer declslons

AfLer 8hours of nurslng
lnLervenLlons Lhe moLher
and her parLner began
verballzlng Lhelr grlef and
acknowledge LhaL Lhe
grlevlng process lasLs
several monLhs