SynthesisEuropean psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists2022
Depression and post-traumatic stress disorder after perinatal loss in fathers: A systematic review.
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- Psychotherapeutic Interventions and Psychosocial Outcomes Following Perinatal Loss: An Umbrella Review with a Patient-Centered Care Perspective.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The association between seeing the stillborn baby and risk of postpartum depression and anxiety in Chinese women undergoing pregnancy termination: a prospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Risk factors for paternal perinatal depression in Chinese advanced maternal age couples: A regression mixture model.World journal of psychiatry · 2026Article
- A retrospective study on post-traumatic stress disorder in fathers of preterm infants in the NICU and the effectiveness of kangaroo care intervention.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
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- Psychological Distress, Post-Traumatic Stress and Emotional Suppression in a Pregnancy After a Perinatal Death: A Longitudinal Survey.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2025Article
- Comparison of depression, anxiety, perceived stress, and resilience in parents faced with abortion in Iran: a longitudinal study.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Bereavement care guidelines used in health care facilities immediately following perinatal loss: a scoping review.JBI evidence synthesis · 2024Article
- Investigating depression, anxiety, perceived stress and resilience in fathers faced with their spouse's abortion in Iran: a longitudinal study.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- In contact with grief: Affectionate touch and intimacy in bereaved parents.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
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Abstract
backgroundResearch indicates that perinatal loss can cause profound psychological consequences in parents. However, a comprehensive summary of existing quantitative literature describing the association between perinatal loss and the development of depression/depressive symptoms or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)/post-traumatic stress (PTS) symptoms in fathers has not been published.
methodsA systematic literature search (from inception to December 2021), using the PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases to articles assessing depressive or PTS symptoms, was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Only studies investigating the period of intrauterine death from 20 weeks of gestation, stillbirth, or neonatal death within the first month after birth were included.
resultsA final sample of 13 articles were eligible for inclusion. Some studies showed an increased risk of depressive and PTS symptoms in fathers after perinatal loss. However, many study results did not show significant differences, symptoms generally decreased over time, and the majority of studies showed higher levels of depressive and PTS symptoms in mothers, compared with fathers.
conclusionsAlthough the majority of the included studies showed elevated levels of depressive and/or PTSD symptoms after perinatal loss in fathers, no clear firm conclusion can be drawn, as the included studies were very heterogeneous. More homogeneous research measuring depressive and PTS symptoms in fathers is needed at the time of the loss, as the current literature available shows several limitations and gaps.
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