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Little evidence exists to guide best practice bereavement care in the perinatal setting.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title><jats:p>To document parents' experiences and outcomes in relation to seeing and holding a stillborn baby at a hospital with a specialist perinatal bereavement service.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Prospective cohort study of 26 mothers and 11 fathers who experienced a stillbirth at the Mater Mothers' Hospital, Brisbane from September 2007\u2013December 2008. Mailed self\u2010report questionnaires were completed at 6\u20138\u00a0weeks and 6 and 13\u00a0months postloss. Validated measures assessed regret regarding the decision to see and hold the baby, parental grief and mental health.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of 78 fetal deaths, 26 mothers and 11 fathers participated. Most (20 mothers; 9 fathers) chose to see and hold their stillborn infant. Little regret was reported, irrespective of the decision. For mothers, seeing and holding was associated with higher \u2018active grief\u2019 at 6\u20138\u00a0weeks (mean difference (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MD<\/jats:styled-content>)\u00a0=\u00a010.5; 95% <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>\u00a0=\u00a03.3\u201317.8; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.01), 6\u00a0months (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MD<\/jats:styled-content>\u00a0=\u00a08.0; 95% <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>\u00a0=\u00a00.6\u201315.4; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.03) and 13\u00a0months (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MD<\/jats:styled-content>\u00a0=\u00a09.9; 95% <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>\u00a0=\u00a01.8\u201317.9; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.01), but not with \u2018not coping\u2019 or \u2018despair\u2019, or mental health. Fathers reported poorer mental health but small numbers mean estimates are imprecise.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>More intense grief does not equate with poorer mental health for mothers who choose to see and hold a stillborn infant. Fathers' experiences warrant further study. 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