%0 Journal Article %T Factores psicol¨®gicos implicados en el Duelo Perinatal %A Fern¨¢ndez-Alc¨¢ntara %A Manuel %A Cruz-Quintana %A Francisco %A P¨¦rez-Marfil %A Nieves %A Robles-Ortega %A Humbelina %J Index de Enfermer¨ªa %D 2012 %I Fundaci¨®n Index %R 10.4321/S1132-12962012000100011 %X justification: perinatal grief hasn't been recognized in the past, but now it's acquiring an appropriate statute. objective: with this review, it is expected to point out and analyze the diverse variables that interact in perinatal grief. methodology: for the articles selection process, data bases from scopus, medline and web of science were consulted. after the process, 48 references (from a total of 146) were obtained. results: the analysis was grouped in four categories: the initial reactions to the loss, the difference between men and women, the most suitable interventions by sanitary staff, and the main problems which are present in their practise. conclusion: a critical analysis about the situation of perinatal grief is made and the development of new ways of research. %K perinatal death %K perinatal grief %K stillbirth %K review. %U http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1132-12962012000100011&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en