Reclaiming a moral identity: stillbirth, stigma and ‘moral mothers

Murphy, Samantha

doi:10.1016/j.midw.2011.06.005

Cited by 66Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthGlobal Maternal and Child HealthMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions

Reclaiming a moral identity: stillbirth, stigma and ‘moral mothers

Murphy, Samantha·2012·Midwifery

DOI 10.1016/j.midw.2011.06.005

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Objectives to understand the effect of expectant motherhood discourses on parents who suffer a stillbirth.Design a qualitative, exploratory study using in-depth interviews to understand parental experience of stillbirth.Setting interviews took place in the homes of bereaved parents across several English health authorities.Participants 10 couples and 12 mothers who had experienced a stillbirth.Findings mothers were keen to distance themselves from behaviour that might be seen as stigmatising, that is, smoking, drinking, etc., while pregnant. Fathers, while keen to stress that their partners had behaved well in pregnancy, made no such claims.Key conclusions stillbirth constitutes a threat to a maternal 'moral' identity, which results in a differential experience of loss for mothers than for fathers.Implications for practise comprehending that the experience of stillbirth might lead the mother to feel that her identity as a 'moral mother' is under threat is essential in understanding the maternal experience of stillbirth.

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Authors: Murphy, S.
Affiliations: The Open University (GB)
Corresponding author: Murphy, Samantha
ORCID: Murphy, Samantha
Venue: Midwifery
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2012-08
Volume: 28
Issue: 4
Pages: 476-480
ISSN: 0266-6138 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2011.06.005
OpenAlex: W2020272825
Cited by: 66
References: 30
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 5
FWCI: 3.10
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
Locations: Midwifery (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Open Research Online (The Open University) (acceptedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Global Maternal and Child Health
Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
Keywords: stillbirth, maternal identity, moral identity, stigma, bereavement, maternal experience, fathers' experiences
MeSH terms: Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Anxiety, Attitude to Death, Bereavement, Depression, Fathers, Female, Humans, Male, Mothers, Pregnancy, Stereotyping, Stress, Psychological, Parenting, Postpartum Period, Stillbirth

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