ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2016
Infertility and Perinatal Loss: When the Bough Breaks.
Review in Current psychiatry reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 101 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effect of expressive writing intervention for patients with reproductive trauma on anxiety, depression and stress: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators to implementation of peer support after miscarriage: a systematic review using thematic synthesis methods.BMJ open · 2026Pooled it
- Complicated grief following the perinatal loss: a systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Nonpharmacological Interventions for Improving the Mental Health and Other Psychosocial Outcomes of Parents with Perinatal Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Depression and anxiety · 2024Pooled it
- Depression and post-traumatic stress disorder after perinatal loss in fathers: A systematic review.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2022Pooled it
- Psychosocial Aspects of Gestational Grief in Women Undergoing Infertility Treatment: A Systematic Review of Qualitative and Quantitative Evidence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Factors related to prenatal depression among hospitalized high-risk pregnant women in South Korea: a cross-sectional study focused on resilience, pregnancy stress, and marital satisfaction.Child health nursing research · 2026Article
- Inequities in Care During Pregnancy Loss: Empirical Insights From Experiences With Canadian Perinatal Care.Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2026Article
- Perceived Social Support, Shame, and Psychopathological Symptoms After Perinatal Loss in Portuguese Women.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2026Article
- Coping styles and mental health outcomes in partners who have experienced a perinatal loss: a longitudinal study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Indirect Pathways in Perinatal Grief: The Role of Attachment Patterns and Depressive Symptoms.Noro psikiyatri arsivi · 2026Article
- The Contribution of Dispositional Gratitude and Different Stress Sources to Personal Growth Among Women Pregnant with Their First Child.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Exploring Psychological Distress and Adverse Childhood Experiences Among U.S. Women with Concurrent Reproductive Trauma and Infertility: A Secondary Analysis of a Cross-Sectional Study.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Pathway analysis of the impact of family function and self-efficacy on depression and anxiety in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Infertility as Trauma: Understanding the Lived Experience of Involuntary Childlessness.Culture, medicine and psychiatry · 2024Article
- Bereavement care guidelines used in health care facilities immediately following perinatal loss: a scoping review.JBI evidence synthesis · 2024Article
- Preventing violence and enhancing mental health among clients of an invitro fertilization clinic in Jordan: results of a pre/post pilot test of the use of cognitive behavioral therapy.Reproductive health · 2024Article
- From pregnancy to the postpartum: Unraveling the complexities of symptom profiles among trauma-exposed women.Journal of affective disorders · 2024Article
- Emotional risk factors before in vitro fertilization among infertile couples in daily clinical practice in Sari in 2020-2022.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- No Baby to Bring Home: Perinatal Loss, Infertility, and Mental Illness-Overview and Recommendations for Care.Current psychiatry reports · 2023Review
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Abstract
Infertility and perinatal loss are common, and associated with lower quality of life, marital discord, complicated grief, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Young women, who lack social supports, have experienced recurrent pregnancy loss or a history of trauma and / or preexisting psychiatric illness are at a higher risk of experiencing psychiatric illnesses or symptoms after a perinatal loss or during infertility. It is especially important to detect, assess, and treat depression, anxiety, or other psychiatric symptoms because infertility or perinatal loss may be caused or perpetuated by such symptoms. Screening, psychoeducation, provision of resources and referrals, and an opportunity to discuss their loss and plan for future pregnancies can facilitate addressing mental health concerns that arise. Women at risk of or who are currently experiencing psychiatric symptoms should receive a comprehensive treatment plan that includes the following: (1) proactive clinical monitoring, (2) evidence-based approaches to psychotherapy, and (3) discussion of risks, benefits, and alternatives of medication treatment during preconception and pregnancy.
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