| Dilemmas related to pregnancy loss. | |
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PMID: 21814082 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Women who lose desired pregnancies by miscarriage, stillbirth, genetic termination, or unsuccessful in vitro fertilization are at risk of suffering from grief, anxiety, guilt, and self-blame that may even present in subsequent pregnancies. A review of the literature reveals the dilemmas about effective means of helping women deal with these losses. The approach to stillbirth has shifted from immediately removing the child from the mother to encouraging viewing and holding the baby. This approach has been questioned as possibly causing persistent anxiety. Women who miscarry are currently encouraged to find ways to memorialize the lost fetus. Immediate crisis intervention and follow-up care should be available, recognizing that individual women may experience different reactions and their specific postloss needs must be assessed. |
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Gail Erlick Robinson |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Journal of nervous and mental disease Volume: 199 ISSN: 1539-736X ISO Abbreviation: J. Nerv. Ment. Dis. Publication Date: 2011 Aug |
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Created Date: 2011-08-04 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0375402 Medline TA: J Nerv Ment Dis Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 571-4 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
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