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“Living each week as unique” : maternal fears in Assisted Reproductive Technology pregnancies
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Dornelles, Lia Mara, MacCallum, Fiona, Lopes, Rita, Piccinini, Cesar Augusto and Passos, Eduardo (2014) “Living each week as unique” : maternal fears in Assisted Reproductive Technology pregnancies. Midwifery, 30 (3). e115-e120. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2013.12.005
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2013.12.005
Abstract
Objective:
to explore women's fears during pregnancy following conception via assisted reproductive technology (ART).
Methods:
19 expectant first-time mothers were interviewed during the third trimester of pregnancy using a semi-structured schedule. Perceptions of and feelings about pregnancy were assessed. Content analysis was used to identify themes and subthemes.
Findings:
four overarching themes emerged: the baby's survival, the health of the baby, the efficacy of the mother and childbirth. Of these, the most commonly reported fears were related to miscarriage or fetal death, and the baby being born with an abnormality.
Conclusions and implications:
in addition to fears that are experienced by some women who conceived spontaneously, the women in this study who conceived via ART reported other fears, such as miscarriage or fetal death, that are more specific to this context. This suggests that these concerns should be taken into consideration when providing psychological support for ART mothers.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Psychology | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Human reproductive technology | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Midwifery | ||||||
| Publisher: | Elsevier Sci Ltd. | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0266-6138 | ||||||
| Official Date: | March 2014 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 30 | ||||||
| Number: | 3 | ||||||
| Number of Pages: | 6 | ||||||
| Page Range: | e115-e120 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.midw.2013.12.005 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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