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Contexts and evolution of women's responses to miscarriage during the first year after loss

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: Descriptions of 85 women's feelings about miscarriage at 1, 6, 16, and 52 weeks were inductively coded, rank-ordered, and clustered into 3 responses: healing, actively grieving, and overwhelmed. Women who were actively grieving or overwhelmed at 1 week experienced significantly less distress from 6 weeks on. Responses at 1 week differed with regards to those who had a history of perinatal loss or went on to experience negative life events or sexual distance after loss. One year responses differed based on who was pregnant or gave birth, miscarried again, lived through a higher number of post-loss negative life events, or experienced interpersonal or sexual distance from their mate. Responses were not influenced by gestational age at loss or having other children.

Source: Research in Nursing & Health

DOI: 10.1002/nur.20175

Authors: Kristen M. Swanson, Sherri Connor, Sandra N. Jolley, Maria Pettinato, Tsae‐Jyy Wang

Institutions: University of Washington, Seattle University, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science

Language: English

Topic: Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Gender equality

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: University of Washington, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Public Health Service, National Institute of Nursing Research