Opieka nad kobietą w ciąży obumarłej

Abstract

Graviditas obsoleta is the most tragic and traumatic experience that parents can live through. You can defi ne it as death of the fetus in the mother's organism without regard to duration of pregnancy and its causes might be multifactorial. The staff's role is to implement the appropriate way of diagnosis and to support the woman in the time of mourning. Besides the medical complications, the graviditas obsolete leaves permanent marks in the mother's psyche. It is very easy to hurt the would-be parents and it is crucial to choose words wisely and to individualize the treatment of the patient on her needs and emotional state. Treating the would -- be mother and her dead child with respect, expressing the will to talk, supporting her with the psychological assistance and permitting the patient to contact the dead body assure a sense of security and what is more, decrease the anxiety and the sense of regret after the loss of the child.