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Men’s Experiences of Miscarriage: A Passive Phenomenological Analysis of Online Data

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Story Chavez, Megan, Handley, Valerie, Lucero Jones, Rebecca, Eddy, Brandon, Poll, Von·2019·Journal of Loss and Trauma
DOI 10.1080/23802359.2019.1611230
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Miscarriage is a pervasive health care concern for couples. The impacts of miscarriage on men have not received adequate attention in the literature. The aim of this research was to understand the lived experience of 31 male participants whose partners had miscarried a child. This study analyzed online data using a passive phenomenological methodology. Researchers found four overarching themes including isolation, overwhelmed, protector, and coping. Results found that health professionals might overlook men when a woman experiences a miscarriage. Results suggest that professionals working with these couples could provide greater care by addressing the experiences of both men and women following a miscarriage.

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  • Some fathers coped by avoidance, resulting in relationships fracturing beyond repair, while others stressed that the experience made their couple relationship stronger.

    “Although some fathers coped by avoidance, resulting in relationships fracturing beyond repair (Lacroix et al., 2016;Puddifoot & Johnson, 1997;Story Chavez et al., 2019), others stressed how the experience made their couple relationship stronger (Lacroix et al., 2016).”

    From Fathers’ experiences of perinatal death following miscarriage, stillbirth, and neonatal death: A meta-ethnography (2026) · cites this paper as Story Chavez et al., 2019

    The Theme I: Isolation section reports that some men felt disconnected from their wives, including one who said he no longer talked to his wife as much. It does not describe avoidance causing relationships to fracture beyond repair. The stronger-relationship clause cites Lacroix et al. alone, so it is not attributed to this paper. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  • A growing body of research has highlighted the importance of investigating men's perspectives, given potential gendered differences concerning grief, help-seeking and service access.

    “However, a growing body of research has highlighted the importance of investigating men’s perspectives, given potential gendered differences concerning grief, help-seeking and service access [10–17].”

    From Factors contributing to men’s grief following pregnancy loss and neonatal death: further development of an emerging model in an Australian sample (2021) · cites this paper as [14]

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Authors
Story Chavez, M., Handley, V., Lucero Jones, R., Eddy, B., & Poll, V.
Affiliations
  • Couple and Family Therapy Program, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA;
  • Texas Tech University (US)
  • Family Therapy Program, Texas Women’s University, Denton, Texas, USA;
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas (US)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Loss and Trauma
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2019-05-22
Volume
24
Issue
7
Pages
664-677
ISSN
  • 1532-5024 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-5032
DOI
10.1080/23802359.2019.1611230
OpenAlex
W2945093103
Cited by
29
References
18
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1
FWCI
3.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Journal of Loss and Trauma (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • ThinkTech (Texas Tech University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Digital Scholarship - UNLV (University of Nevada Reno) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Male Reproductive Health Studies
Keywords
miscarriage, men's experiences, lived experience, father involvement, social isolation, coping, gender and health care, couples, gender-sensitive care

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