The loss of a child comes with trauma, which affects parents and the entire family. Yet, there is limited support for parents who lose their child and little empirical research has been devoted to the experiences of parents who lose a child in the Ghanaian context. Based on interviews with 20 participants purposively sampled from the Accra Metropolis, this study explored parents’ psychosocial experiences of child loss using a qualitative approach. The study’s findings indicated that bereaved parents showed signs of complicated grief and experienced spousal neglect, self-blame, and emotional pain. Bereaved parents may become sensitive to child comments years after child loss. The quality of interaction after child loss influences how parents experience the loss. Findings underscore the need for a joint effort by government and other stakeholders in the health sector to address issues related to child loss and provide improved services to those who suffer child loss.

失去孩子会带来创伤，影响父母和整个家庭。然而，对失去孩子的父母的支持有限，并且很少有实证研究致力于在加纳背景下失去孩子的父母的经历。根据对从阿克拉大都会有目的地抽样的 20 名参与者的采访，本研究采用定性方法探讨了父母对失去孩子的心理社会体验。研究结果表明，失去亲人的父母表现出复杂的悲伤迹象，并经历过配偶忽视、自责和情绪痛苦。失去亲人的父母可能会在失去孩子多年后对孩子的评论变得敏感。失去孩子后的互动质量会影响父母对失去孩子的体验。