Nurse are important in caring of client and families who went through prenatal loss. During this dramatic event families and client's emotional reaction might prevent client and families from processing information’s and interpreting the important of events. Therefor the nurse is important in guiding the families in processing the information and interpreting the event.
The nurse is important in gathering the client and families' perception or spiritual believes, so the physician or the health facility treat them accordingly. To understand the spiritual needs, the nurse should not limit questions to type of religion or to baptism, but include questions about faith, rituals
and traditions. More over the nurse plays a big role in finding out details and specifics of respective parents’ needs and wishes.
In addition , nurses give information about disposition of infant’s body and contact mortician of family’s choice if assistance is required. Nurse is important in considering means for parents to talk with siblings. Emphasize importance of words that are used, such as when the word “sleep” is replaced with “death.” Allowing parents to give simple, honest explanations, using correct words, at the level of the child’s understanding.
Nurses observe patient’s activity level, sleep pattern, appetite, and personal hygiene. These areas may be neglected because of the process of grieving and associated depression. Sleep patterns may be disrupted, leading to fatigue and further failure to cope with distress. Over all nurses are important in care of families and clients who went through prenatal loss.