ABSTRACT
This chapter addresses the experiences of existing children at the time of loss and during the pregnancy that follows. It explains the children born after loss, including those who are now teenagers and adults. Children in families who experience a perinatal death suffer two losses: their anticipated sibling and the parents they knew before the loss. Children can be involved in memory creation at the time of loss through art for example, drawing pictures to go with the baby in the coffin making the invisible visible. Children whose parents received supportive intervention during their pregnancy tend to report feeling loved and cherished by their parents. Parents' ability to continue assessing how their children are coping can also help address potential worries such as children's belief that it was their fault the baby died. The sibling relationship with a deceased baby is constructed through parental memories and expectations.
