9 , 21 A subanalysis on chemotherapy‐exposed children with a median age of 9 years ( n = 151) also showed a trend of a need for supportive care after maternal bereavement, although this trend was not statistically significant and may be confounded by the high incidence of prematurity in this cohort. 11 Further research, especially in the long‐term, is thus required to elucidate the psychosocial and neurocognitive impact of maternal separation and maternal death on the child.
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Long-term outcomes of children after prenatal exposure to maternal cancer and its treatment.
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