GUIDANCE AFTER TWIN AND SINGLETON NEONATAL DEATH

A study was made to determine whether parents whose newborn twin (n = 72) had died differed from bereaved singleton parents (n = 70) concern ing their satisfaction with professional guidance and care. Most paren ts felt supported by hospital staff, but the twin parents had fewer av enues of available support, especially after their baby's death. The t win parents) situation requires special attention because they have sp ecific needs that are not always addressed by the current range of ava ilable support services.