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Hope for the best …but expect the worst: a qualitative study to explore how women with recurrent miscarriage experience the early waiting period of a new pregnancy.
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- Experiences and long-term repercussions of perinatal grief in women after perinatal bereavement: a meta-ethnography.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
- Preliminary findings on the experiences of care for women who suffered early pregnancy losses during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
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- Internal growth of women with recurrent miscarriage: a qualitative descriptive study based on the post-traumatic growth theory.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Factors that shape recurrent miscarriage care experiences: findings from a national survey.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Prevention of Pregnancy Loss: Combining Progestogen Treatment and Psychological Support.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Intimacy Problems, Stress Levels, and Couple Satisfaction among Women with Thrombophilia Affected by Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of patients with recurrent pregnancy loss toward pregnancy loss.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Estimating the costs associated with the implementation of a best practice model of care for recurrent miscarriage clinics in Ireland: a cost analysis.HRB open research · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate how women experience the initial period of a new pregnancy after suffering recurrent miscarriage (RM).
designA qualitative study, nested within a randomised controlled feasibility study of a coping intervention for RM, used semi-structured face-to-face interviews. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using a thematic network approach.
settingParticipants were recruited from the Recurrent Miscarriage Clinic and Early Pregnancy Unit in two tertiary referral hospitals in the UK.
participants14 women with RMs and who had previously participated in the randomised controlled trial (RCT) feasibility component of the study were recruited.
resultsSeven organising themes emerged from the data: (1) turmoil of emotions, (2) preparing for the worst, (3) setting of personal milestones, (4) hypervigilance, (5) social isolation, (6) adoption of pragmatic approaches, (7) need for professional affirmation.
conclusionsThe study established that for women with a history of RM, the waiting period of a new pregnancy is a traumatic time of great uncertainty and emotional turmoil and one in which they express a need for emotional support. Consideration should be given to the manner in which supportive care is best delivered within the constraints of current health service provision. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ISRCTN43571276.
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