Understanding the Experience of Pregnancy Subsequent to a Perinatal Loss

Author(s):  
Denise Côté-Arsenault ◽  
Joann O’Leary
Keyword(s):  
Work ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Sophie Meunier ◽  
Francine de Montigny ◽  
Sabrina Zeghiche ◽  
Dominique Lalande ◽  
Chantal Verdon ◽  
...  

BACKGROUND: Perinatal loss affects many parents in the workforce. Yet, current knowledge about their workplace experience while facing this difficult event is sparse. OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to review and synthesize the extent of scientific literature on the specific experiences of workers coping with perinatal loss and the resulting bereavement. METHODS: A scoping review was carried out using eight different databases. A total of 15 references, all using a qualitative methodology, were identified. Most of the references focused on the experience of mothers and on late perinatal loss (from the 20th week of pregnancy). RESULTS: All references highlighted the taboo and the non-recognition of perinatal grief and bereavement in both organizational practices and interpersonal relationships with colleagues and immediate supervisors. They also emphasized the difficulties associated with returning to work after the loss and the significant changes in the meaning attributed to work. CONCLUSIONS: While the studies included in this review clearly indicate that perinatal loss can affect working life, larger, quantitative studies are needed to quantify this phenomenon and its impact on employees and their organizations.


Midwifery ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 452-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather A. Simmons ◽  
Lisa S. Goldberg

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosnah Sutan ◽  
Hazlina Mohd Miskam

BMJ ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 297 (6663) ◽  
pp. 1613-1613 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Davis
Keyword(s):  

2018 ◽  
pp. 66-68
Author(s):  
L.I. Vorobey ◽  

The objective: was to determine the features of the course of labor in women with a history of perinatal lesions. Materials and methods. A prospective, concurrent, controlled, randomized study was conducted involving 68 women aged 26.8 ±0.5 years, with a gestation period of 28.1 ±0.56 weeks, 41 of whom had perinatal history lesions (main group) and comparable for anthropodemographic indicators and terms of gestation of 27 women with a repeat pregnancy without abortion or unsuccessful childbirth (child death) in the history (comparison group). Results. In the anamnestic aspect, the characteristics of pregnant women with a history of perinatal losses are a relatively shorter interval between repeated pregnancies, a more frequent development of extragenital pathology - the respiratory, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular and orthopedic disorders, and a higher incidence of gynecological anamnesis. In the context of complications of delivery, women with perinatal losses are characterized by premature birth, anomalies of labor, early discharge of amniotic fluid, ruptures of soft tissues. Conclusion. It is necessary to make a comparative analysis of the course of pregnancy, childbirth and the state of health of newborns in women with a history of obstetrical anamnesis in connection with violations of neurovegetative regulation. Key words: perinatal losses, anamnesis, childbirth, current.


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