# Structural neglect in perinatal bereavement: Bereavement room provision in Latin America - URL: https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/so297 - Language: en - Last updated: not specified - Page title: Structural neglect in perinatal bereavement: Bereavement room provision in Latin America | WCP 2026 Summary > Perinatal bereavement rooms are extremely scarce and unevenly distributed in Latin America; this situation is explained by structural inequalities rather than… This page was translated automatically from Turkish. [Read the original](https://alisanburak.com/wcp-2026-posterler/so297) This page is an AI-assisted Turkish summary of the study presented at the 26th World Congress of Psychiatry. The study belongs to the presenting authors; please refer to the original source when citing it. SO297 Brief Oral Poster PresentationPerinatal and Women's HealthEcological cross-sectional mixed-methods study # Structural neglect in perinatal bereavement: Bereavement room provision in Latin America STRUCTURAL NEGLECT IN PERINATAL GRIEF: BEREAVEMENT ROOM PRACTICES IN LATIN AMERICA Presenter: Ruby Castilla Puentes Country: United States of America Session: 3680 - PARALLEL SHORT ORAL POSTER SESSIONS: PERINATAL & WOMEN'S HEALTH - Part II Date: Fri, 25.09.2026 Perinatal bereavement rooms are extremely scarce and unevenly distributed in Latin America; this situation is explained by structural inequalities rather than birth rates or neonatal mortality. The study aimed to examine the availability and distribution of perinatal bereavement rooms and assess inequalities in access to bereavement-sensitive care infrastructure in Latin America. A descriptive, ecological, mixed-methods study covering 20 Latin American countries was conducted between January and June 2025; 23,900 maternal health services (MHS) were mapped and 33 bereavement rooms were identified through ministry and hospital websites, publicly available reports, and structured communication. The analysis used descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, Lorenz concentration curves, and Gini coefficients, while the qualitative component involved a thematic analysis of stakeholder interviews. Only 0.138% of maternal health services had a bereavement room, and 9 of the 20 countries (45%) reported no bereavement rooms at all. The number of bereavement rooms was associated with maternal health service capacity (r = 0.660; p = 0.0016) and per capita facility density (r = 0.818; p < 0.0001), but no association was found with neonatal mortality or birth rates. Distribution was highly unequal: the Gini coefficient was 0.620 for room counts and 0.825 for room density, with a regional benchmark of 1.381 rooms per 1,000 maternal health services; Costa Rica and Venezuela stood out with densities of 66.7 and 21.3 rooms per 1,000 services, respectively, while many countries had a value of 0.0. The qualitative findings identified infrastructure constraints, lack of training in perinatal loss care, cultural stigma, and insufficient resources as the main barriers. In conclusion, integrating bereavement rooms into maternal health standards, quality improvement initiatives, and policies is presented as a health equity priority for preventing bereavement-related psychiatric disorders. [View the original poster](https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/83) How to cite this study APA 7: Puentes, R. C., et al. (2026, September 25). Structural neglect in perinatal grief: bereavement room practices in latin america [Poster presentation]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026), Stockholm, Sweden. https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/83 Vancouver: Puentes RC, et al. Structural neglect in perinatal grief: bereavement room practices in latin america [poster]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026); 2026 Sep 23-26; Stockholm, Sweden. 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