Pregnancy Loss and Distress among U.S. Women
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| Title: | Pregnancy Loss and Distress among U.S. Women |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Shreffler, Karina M., Greil, Arthur L., McQuillan, Julia |
| Source: | Family Relations. Jul 2011 60(3):342-355. |
| Availability: | Wiley-Blackwell. 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148. Tel: 800-835-6770; Tel: 781-388-8598; Fax: 781-388-8232; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2011 |
| Intended Audience: | Practitioners |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Locus of Control, Females, Pregnancy, Stress Variables, Psychological Patterns, Comparative Analysis, Attachment Behavior, Attitudes, Grief |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2011.00647.x |
| ISSN: | 0197-6664 |
| Abstract: | Although pregnancy loss--especially miscarriage--is a relatively common experience among reproductive-aged women, much of our understanding about the experience has come from small clinic-based or other nonrepresentative samples. We compared fertility-specific distress among a national sample of 1,284 women who have ever experienced a stillbirth or miscarriage. We found that commitment/attachment to pregnancy that ended in loss as well as current childbearing contexts and attitudes were associated with distress following pregnancy loss. Practitioners working with women or couples who have experienced pregnancy loss should be aware of the importance of characteristics associated with higher distress, such as whether the pregnancy had been planned, recency of the loss, no subsequent live births, having a medical explanation for the loss, a history of infertility, current childbearing desires, importance of motherhood, and locus of control over fertility. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 49 |
| Entry Date: | 2011 |
| Accession Number: | EJ928896 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Although pregnancy loss--especially miscarriage--is a relatively common experience among reproductive-aged women, much of our understanding about the experience has come from small clinic-based or other nonrepresentative samples. We compared fertility-specific distress among a national sample of 1,284 women who have ever experienced a stillbirth or miscarriage. We found that commitment/attachment to pregnancy that ended in loss as well as current childbearing contexts and attitudes were associated with distress following pregnancy loss. Practitioners working with women or couples who have experienced pregnancy loss should be aware of the importance of characteristics associated with higher distress, such as whether the pregnancy had been planned, recency of the loss, no subsequent live births, having a medical explanation for the loss, a history of infertility, current childbearing desires, importance of motherhood, and locus of control over fertility. |
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| ISSN: | 0197-6664 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2011.00647.x |
