Interest in peer support persons among patients experiencing early pregnancy loss
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BACKGROUND: Limited data exist regarding the type of support patients need when experiencing early pregnancy loss (EPL). The objective of this study is to explore how patients emotionally cope with EPL and to assess if there is interest in a peer EPL support program with a self-compassion component. METHODS: We conducted semi-structured interviews with patients who experienced EPL in the past two years. We evaluated the kinds of support that patients felt were most helpful, interest in a possible peer EPL support person, and suggestions for the creation of such a program. Content analysis was utilized to analyze the data and identify themes. RESULTS: Twenty-one individuals participated in the study. Approximately 52.3% (n = 11) of interviewees reported expectant management of their EPL, 23.8% (n = 5) reported medication management, and 23.8% (n = 5) reported undergoing dilation and curettage. We identified five themes: (1) therapy and in-person support groups are helpful when experiencing EPL, but are sometimes inaccessible; (2) social media support groups are initially advantageous for creating a sense of solidarity, but in the long term can be triggering; (3) support from a peer who has also experienced EPL is uniquely valuable; (4) developing self-compassion is important in emotionally coping with EPL; and (5) there is a demand for emotional and informational support following EPL. CONCLUSIONS: Given the unique support participants identified receiving from a peer with shared lived experience, there is interest in a peer EPL support program with a self-compassion component for emotional and informational support following EPL.
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One method of coping with grief after stillbirth is to attend support groups and/or connect with peer-to-peer support to find community through a shared experience and validate parenthood.
“One method of coping with grief after stillbirth is to attend support groups and/or connect with peer-to-peer support to find community through a shared experience and validate parenthood (3, 21, 31).”
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The Results > Themes and Discussion (pages not provided) describe support groups and peers with shared experience as sources of comfort and connection after early pregnancy loss. The study does not establish this for stillbirth specifically, and the passages do not say that peer support validates parenthood. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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Parent-to-parent advice before the birth of a stillborn baby
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“This manuscript builds on Minton et al. (3) and Conroy et al. (31) by focusing on advice parents who experienced the birth of a stillborn baby would give to new loss parents experiencing stillbirth before going to the hospital.”
- Authors
- Conroy, C., Jain, T., & Mody, S. K.
- Affiliations
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Corresponding author
- Mody, Sheila K.
- Venue
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2023-07-11
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 506-506
- ISSN
- 1471-2393 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC10334662
- OpenAlex
- W4383877168
- Cited by
- 8
- References
- 18
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1
- FWCI
- 2.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Keywords
- early pregnancy loss, peer support, self-compassion, emotional coping, support groups, social media support, expectant management, dilatation and curettage, patient needs, information support
- MeSH terms
- Abortion, Spontaneous, Adaptation, Psychological, Curettage, Emotions, Female, Humans, Peer Group, Pregnancy, Self-Help Groups
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