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Psychosocial impact of mothers with perinatal loss and its contributing factors: an insight* 
Rosnah Sutan 1,+, Rosnah Mohamad Amin 1, Khatija Banu Ariffin 1, Tang Zoun Teng 1, 
Mohd Faiz Kamal 1, Rusli Zaim Rusli 1 Author information Article notes Copyright and 
License information PMCID: PMC2833405 PMID: 20205307 Abstract Objective: To 
evaluate the psychosocial impact among mothers with perinatal loss and its contributing 
factors.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in University Kebangsaan
Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC) from April 2008 to May 2009 using Edinburgh 
Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and self administered questionnaire.Hutti et al. 
(1998) mentioned that, by talking with the parents in evaluating their experience on the 
actual perinatal loss and comparing it to the "standard of the desirable," those parents 
who are likely to feel angry and victimized should be screened. The "standard of the 
desirable" in his study was defined as "the way it ought to be, if I have to go through it" as 
been mentioned by Dougherty (1984).However, there were no significant differences 
between psychosocial impact and history of previous perinatal loss, ethnicity, occupation, 
educational level, age or total income.Keywords: Perinatal loss, Stillbirth, Neonatal death, 
Psychosocial impact, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)