The psychosocial effects of miscarriage: Implications for health professionals.
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DeFrain et al. found that 6% of parents (n=10) moved from their homes or communities to escape painful memories and/or insensitive friends or relatives.
“6% of parents (n = 10) moved from their homes or communities to escape from the painful memories and/or friends or relatives who they felt were insensitive to their loss.”
From The impact of pregnancy loss on men’s health and wellbeing: a systematic review (2017) · cites this paper as [17]
DeFrain et al. found that drug and alcohol use had increased in 7% of households (n=12).
“They found that drug and alcohol use had increased in 7% of households (n = 12)”
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DeFrain et al. found that family violence related to the loss occurred in 3% of households (n=5).
“family violence related to the loss occurred in 3% of households (n = 5).”
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Almost all quantitative studies and a smaller number of qualitative studies primarily included men as part of a heterosexual couple, with men often recruited through their female partners.
“almost all of the quantitative studies [7, 16–18, 23–35, 37, 38] and a smaller number of the qualitative studies [39, 40, 46] primarily included men as part of a heterosexual couple, with men often recruited through their female partners.”
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Lack of knowledge of these issues amongst some health providers and family and friends of couples who have experienced a loss can lead to helplessness, marginalisation and the feeling of being alone in their grief.
“The lack of knowledge of these issues amongst some health providers and family and friends of couples who have experienced a loss can lead to helplessness, marginalisation and the feeling of being alone in their grief [10, 17, 24, 28, 39].”
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Many studies made no mention of culture or ethnicity at all, or included a majority of Caucasian participants or those who spoke English.
“Many studies made no mention of culture or ethnicity at all [10, 16, 17, 32, 34, 36, 43–45], or included a majority of Caucasian participants or those who spoke English [28, 31].”
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- Authors
- DeFrain, J., Millspaugh, E., & Xie, X.
- Affiliations
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln (US)
- Venue
- Families, Systems, & Health
- Published
- 1996
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 331-347
- ISSN
- 1091-7527 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-0602
- OpenAlex
- W2065337028
- Cited by
- 54
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 1.07
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Families Systems & Health (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Keywords
- miscarriage, psychosocial impact, healthcare workers, grief, bereavement
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