The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the type of the child's death, whether anticipated or unexpected, and the grief responses of Jordanian mothers. Research and clinical reports in the area of grief, anticipatory grief, and bereavement provided the framework from which the study derived. The sample consisted of 100 bereaved Jordanian mothers, who lost a child between the age of one to 18 years old. Fifty mothers expected the death of their children from malignant diseases, and 50 mothers lost their child unexpectedly. The subjects were obtained from Jordan University Hospital and the Ministry of Health in Jordan. Mothers who voluntarily agreed to participate in the study, were interviewed in their homes. The Response to loss Instrument, developed by Deutsch (1982), was used to measure the number and intensity of grief responses of the mothers. In addition, data were collected on specific demographic variables and backgrounds. Each mother was interviewed from two to six months following the death. Two hypotheses were tested. The first hypothesis predicted that Jordanian mothers who expected the death of their child would have fewer grief responses after the death than Jordanian mothers who lost their children unexpectedly. This hypothesis was tested by t-test and was supported at p =.000. The second hypothesis predicted that Jordanian mothers who expected the death of their children, would have less intense grief responses after the death than Jordanian mothers who lost their children unexpectedly, also was tested by t-test, and was supported at p =.000. An additional research question explored whether the mothers who had anticipated the death of their children could, after the death, recall grief responses in that earlier period of expecting the death of their child. Findings were that those mothers recall grief responses prior to the deaths, which were significantly more in number and similar in intensity to the grief responses they experienced after death. The data were examined for possible effects of other variables upon the intensity of grief responses. Statistical analyses revealed that only age and gender of child were found to have significant relationship with the intensity of grief responses. The death of older children elicited more intensive grief responses than younger children, and death of boys more than girls. Hypothesized results and additional findings were discussed. The need for prospective and longitudinal studies were suggested to further investigate the impact of anticipatory grief on later grief process.