THE IMPACT OF ECTOPIC PREGNANCY: A 16-YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY
| Autor: | Judith N. Lasker, Lori J. Toedter |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Religion and Psychology medicine.medical_specialty Longitudinal study Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Fertility Nursing Methodology Research Life Change Events Pregnancy Surveys and Questionnaires Adaptation Psychological Humans Medicine Women Marriage media_common Ectopic pregnancy business.industry Obstetrics Pregnancy Outcome Follow up studies Pennsylvania medicine.disease Pregnancy Ectopic General Health Professions Female Grief business Attitude to Health Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Health Care for Women International. 24:209-220 |
| ISSN: | 1096-4665 0739-9332 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07399330390178486 |
| Popis: | Ectopic pregnancy is a potentially life-threatening event that represents the loss of a pregnancy and also may have longer-term consequences for fertility. Despite this triple threat to a woman's well-being, almost no systematic research exists on the psychological impact of ectopic pregnancy. We sought to reinterview 18 women who had been interviewed 2 months following an ectopic pregnancy as part of a longitudinal study of pregnancy loss 16 years previously. Thirteen of these women responded to questions about the long-term impact of the ectopic pregnancy on their lives in the intervening years. For many of the women, the ectopic pregnancy was a traumatic experience that impaired their fertility, strained their marriages, and led to a crisis of faith. Yet, despite the trauma of the event, overall the women found ways to interpret it positively and to use it as a source of meaning in their lives. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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