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Experience of miscarriage: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
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Objective: The objective of the study was to explore the experiences of those who have experienced miscarriage, focusing on men's and women's accounts of miscarriage. Design: This was a qualitative study using a phenomenological framework. Following in-depth semistructured interviews, analysis was undertaken in order to identify superordinate themes relating to their experience of miscarriage. Setting: A large tertiary-level maternity hospital in Ireland. Participants: A purposive sample of 16 participants, comprising 10 women and 6 men, was recruited. Results: 6 superordinate themes in relation to the participant's experience of miscarriage were identified: (1) acknowledgement of miscarriage as a valid loss; (2) misperceptions of miscarriage; (3) the hospital environment, management of miscarriage; (4) support and coping; (5) reproductive history; and (6) implications for future pregnancies. Conclusions: One of the key findings illustrates a need for increased awareness in relation to miscarriage. The study also indicates that the experience of miscarriage has a considerable impact on men and women. This study highlights that a thorough investigation of the underlying causes of miscarriage and continuity of care in subsequent pregnancies are priorities for those who experience miscarriage. Consideration should be given to the manner in which women who have not experienced recurrent miscarriage but have other potential risk factors for miscarriage could be followed up in clinical practice.
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“This was important, since many men explicitly reported a preference not to engage in formal counselling [78] and/or support groups [56, 61].”
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“However, other men in 10 studies (some overlapping with the above 14 studies) also reported less intense reactions, including stating that their partners experienced worse grief in comparison to them [56, 61, 69, 71–75, 78, 79].”
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“In contrast, men with a history of loss in nine qualitative studies [46, 61, 62, 68, 71, 72, 78, 82, 83] did not report different or increased levels of grief.”
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“Three studies noted that providers who worked “extra hard” to provide both medical and practical information to men were valued [81], and parents who experienced the support of specialist bereavement care teams, or follow-up telephone calls from care providers, commented positively on this [68, 78].”
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“Across these, men discussed widespread taboo, stigma and silence surrounding miscarriage and/or stillbirth which worsened their grief.”
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“However, some men in qualitative studies also expressed less extreme reactions to the loss, indicating representation of a range of experiences [56, 61, 69, 71–75, 78, 79].”
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“Yet, in four studies, men did report increased worry about future pregnancies [59, 62, 75, 78].”
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“Four qualitative studies described how living children could both enhance the reality of the developing baby (thus worsening grief), and make coming to terms with the loss easier.”
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“In 10 studies, some men reported positive experiences with healthcare staff [46, 60, 61, 64, 68, 73, 75, 78, 81, 82].”
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“Experiences of disenfranchisement included questioning their identity as fathers due to confusion surrounding whether their pregnancy was understood as a baby or not [46], only discussing their loss if/when prompted by another bereaved parent [78], and hurtful comments from others which minimised their grief or encouraged them to “move on” from the loss [61, 82].”
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“A lack of community acknowledgement and understanding for grief following pregnancy loss was explicitly identified by male participants in seven qualitative studies from the USA [58, 65, 66, 82], Ireland [46, 78] and Australia [61].”
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“The phenomenological qualitative study carried out by Meaney, Corcoran, Spillane, et al. (2017) about the experience of miscarriage indicates that this experience has a considerable impact on men and women, and the participants stated that it was important the acknowledgement of the loss by health professionals and more broadly throughout society.”
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“In fact, many participants in this interpretative phenomenological study detailed how they could not enjoy the experience of being pregnant because of the fear of recurrent perinatal losses (Meaney, Corcoran, Spillane, et al., 2017).”
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“During subsequent pregnancies after a miscarriage the participants manifested high levels of anxiety and they expressed how they focus on gestational weeks as goals, including exceeding the gestational age they had suffered the loss (Meaney, Corcoran, Spillane, et al., 2017).”
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“14 While the majority of psy chological research related to miscarriage has involved female participants, miscarriage may also negatively impact the mental health of partners, 15 including men, samesex partners, and nonbinary partners, as well as children and other members within the family unit.”
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“In one such study, these kinds of ceremonies enabled participants to acknowledge their loss, and the rituals were found to be helpful (Meaney et al., 2017).”
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“A clear gap exists between the care women want and the care they receive [19, 37, 44].”
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“Men also have the added burden of hegemonic masculinity which results in men interpreting their role as one of the support for their partner rather than focusing on their own grief (Johnson & Puddifoot, 1996; Meaney et al., 2017), increasing the risk of developing negative psychopathology.”
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“The loss of a baby can evoke an emotional response effecting the physical and psychological well-being of the parents (Boyle et al., 2015; Fleming et al., 2016; Heazell et al., 2016; Meaney et al., 2017; Nuzum et al., 2018).”
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“services and support in Ireland, with poor care experiences reported.(63,64) These are not unique to Ireland; poor care experiences regarding miscarriage/recurrent miscarriage care have been reported elsewhere.”
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“There is now strong evidence of the short- and long-term negative mental health and psychosocial implications of PL for women and their partners (Brier, 2008; Kolte et al., 2015; Meaney et al., 2017; Koert et al., 2019; Obst et al., 2020; Williams et al., 2020; Quenby et al., 2021).”
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Breaking the Silence: Men's Experience of Miscarriage. An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
McGarva-Collins, S., Summers, S. J., & Caygill, L. (2022) · Illness Crisis & Loss · doi:10.1177/10541373221133003 · Cited by 7
“Others, like Meaney et al. ’ s (2017) participants, felt naive about miscarriage, and were unaware of the risks.”
InfluentialIdentification of Factors Affecting Self-Efficacy in Women with Spontaneous Pregnancy Loss
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How do people story their experience of miscarriage? A systematic review of qualitative literature
Wallis, E. L. G., Heath, J., & Spong, A. (2024) · Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare · doi:10.1016/j.srhc.2024.100997 · Cited by 6
“In particular, studies focused on female participants have tended to attract more descriptive accounts of experience, often undervaluing complexities and nuances of meaning-making and identity re-construction following pregnancy loss [6].”
InfluentialFactors Associated with Perinatal Bereavement Among Mothers in Bolivia: A Qualitative Study
Cox, C. E. F., Ortiz, M. F. C., Lara, T., Schulmeyer, M. K., & Fernández‐Alcántara, M. (2025) · Healthcare · doi:10.3390/healthcare13060615 · Cited by 6
“This aligns with the analysis of miscarriage experiences by Meaney et al. [12], which highlighted the devastation mothers felt when informed of their miscarriage.”
Sağlam, H. Y., & Gürsoy, E. (2024) · Midwifery · doi:10.1016/j.midw.2024.103957 · Cited by 6
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Providing care to couples experiencing pregnancy loss
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Infertility and Pregnancy Loss in Doctoral Education: Understanding Students’ Experiences
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“…and negative career impact are common sequelae to pregnancy loss (Brier, 2008; Bellhouse et al., 2018; Hazen, 2006; Kong et al., 2010; Meaney et al., 2017; Quenby et al., 2021; Rowlands & Lee, 2010), although it is incorrect to assume that all women experience grief or sorrow at the…”
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Workplace supports for early pregnancy loss: A scoping review of international literature
Kelly-Harrington, R., Leitão, S., O’Donoghue, K., Dalton-O’Connor, C., Donnelly, M., Murray, C., Nuzum, D., O’Sullivan, M., & Hennessy, M. (2025) · Work · doi:10.1177/10519815241305007 · Cited by 5
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“…services when miscarrying (Lahman, 2013) and have experienced a stressful wait between appointments to confirm viability in expectant management (Meaney et al., 2017) Staff communication around pregnancy loss has been identified as unclear and disrespectful (Helps et al., 2020), in…”
Maternal perception of pregnancy loss: a qualitative systematic review
Freitas, C. M., Magalhães, B. M. B. D. S., & Martínez‐Galiano, J. M. (2025) · British Journal of Midwifery · doi:10.12968/bjom.2024.0085 · Cited by 4
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Voices of fear and uncertainty: Exploring the employment struggles of female DACA recipients
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Vitamin B3 levels in women who experience first‐trimester miscarriage
Yakob, N. A., Peek, M. J., & Quinlivan, J. A. (2021) · Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology · doi:10.1111/ajo.13341 · Cited by 4
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“(2017) [31] EmBase Ovid Medline (R) without Revisions Qualitative Purposive sampling of ten (10) women and six (6) men Semi-structured interviews Thematic analysis Ireland”
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“Moreover, while definitions and recommendations for RM vary 37 , there is increasing evidence alongside findings from the RE:CURRENT Project to support offering investigations, information, and emotional/psychological support after two or more RM 26,51 .”
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Saime, N. S., Hashim, S. H., Mohamad, S. M., Sharbini, S. H., McKenna, L., & Mumin, K. H. A. (2023) · British Journal of Midwifery · doi:10.12968/bjom.2023.31.11.646 · Cited by 3
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Men’s Experiences With Perinatal Loss: An Integrative Review
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Grief after fetal death: a voiceless mourning
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Compassionate Care for Parents Experiencing Miscarriage in the Emergency Department
Emond, T., de Montigny, F., Webster, J., Zeghiche, S., & Bossé, M. (2023) · Advances in Nursing Science · doi:10.1097/ans.0000000000000493 · Cited by 2
Experiences of pregnancy loss in fathers of existing children: A qualitative study
Gershfeld-Litvin, A., Ressler, I., & Avidan, O. S. (2024) · Death Studies · doi:10.1080/07481187.2024.2390894 · Cited by 2
“A few qualitative studies have consistently reported that, following pregnancy loss, men feel a sense of obligation toward their partner to uphold the role of the supporter (Due et al., 2017; Gershfeld-Litvin et al., 2024; Jones et al., 2019; Meaney et al., 2017).”
InfluentialLived Experience of Miscarriage From Men's Perspective
Kalantari, S., & Abdekhodaie, Z. (2025) · The Family Journal · doi:10.1177/10664807251349844 · Cited by 3
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“Moreover, establishing intimate contact with family and friends is considered important because they are the best support in this situation and can help overcome this stage (20).”
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“While Meaney, Corcoran, & Spillane, (2017) [8] who conducted interpretative phenomenological study about experience of miscarriage revealed that, the participants stated that any negative experiences in the hospital were related to the administration and the physical design of the hospital as it lacked privacy which p…”
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“[34] EmBase Ovid Medline (R) without Revisions Qualitative Purposive sampling of 10 women and 6 men Semi-structured interviews Thematic analysis Ireland”
“The Dark Farewell to the Light of Life”: A Qualitative Study About Prenatal Loss
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“Studies reported that family support and the family ’ s perception of loss have an important role in overcoming this process in women who experience loss during the prenatal period (Meaney et al., 2017).”
BackgroundConstruction of Meaning in Pregnancy Loss: Qualitative Study with Brazilian Couples
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Miscarriage communication in Australia: insights from women and general practice trainees
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“…rather than emotional needs, inadequate information about miscarriage, and minimal support and follow-up services after the initial consultation [9, 12–14] As such, there is a significant mismatch between the care women seek, and the emotional support that HCPs believe they provide, or actually do…”
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“This finding is consistent with the existing literature, which identifies the partner (typically male) as the most significant source of support for bereaved women (Meaney et al., 2017; Wagner et al., 2018).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Meaney, S., Corcoran, P., Spillane, N., & O'Donoghue, K.
- Affiliations
- University College Cork (IE)
- Corresponding author
- Meaney, S
- ORCID
- Venue
- BMJ Open
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2017-03
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- e011382
- ISSN
- 2044-6055 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC5372116
- OpenAlex
- W2600339366
- Cited by
- 136
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
- 2026: 11 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 20 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 3
- FWCI
- 12.55
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc
- Locations
- BMJ Open (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Arrow@dit (Dublin Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Reproductive System and Pregnancy
- Keywords
- miscarriage, lived experience, grief, loss, reproductive history, continuity of care, recurrent pregnancy loss, miscarriage risk factors
- MeSH terms
- Abortion, Spontaneous, Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Delivery of Health Care, Female, Grief, Humans, Ireland, Male, Parents, Pregnancy, Quality of Health Care, Social Support, Reproductive Health Services, Qualitative Research
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