Experiences of miscarriage: the voice of parents and health professionals

Natalie Figueredo-Borda, Mirliana Ramírez-Pereira, Pedro Gaudiano, Cecilia Cracco, Beatriz Ramos

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The death of a child in the intrauterine stage has legal, psychological, spiritual, and health-related connotations that condition the woman’s experience. To understand better the processes set in motion around early pregnancy loss, this ethnographic study explores the experiences of miscarriage in a group of 15 women. The following themes are analyzed: Experience of losing the child, spirituality, health care, and the need to physically recognize the child. The study shows that the need women have to honor the child who did not live may be conditioned by the perception of an uncertain loss and by the absence of a place to honor him/her. Attitudes among professionals are revealed that could be perceived as gender-related abuse. The care of women places emphasis on physical aspects, underlining the lack of comprehensive care during the grieving process.

Idioma originalInglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)777-794
Número de páginas18
PublicaciónOmega (United States)
Volumen89
N.º2
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 2022

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