We didn't deserve this: bereavement associated with multifetal reduction.
With the dramatic increase in the incidence of higher-order multiple pregnancies, more and more women are advised to consider undergoing multifetal reduction. However, little is known about the woman's experience of making the decision to undergo or forgo reduction. This study explored the experiences of seven women in making this decision and to identify any effects of it. Vivid descriptions emerged of multiple levels of bereavement. Several participants lamented that nothing occurred naturally in their pregnancies, from conception right through delivery and life with multiples.
Department of Nursing, University of New Hampshire, Durham 03824, USA. kate.collopy@unh.edu
Kate Sullivan
KS
Collopy
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001601:Bereavement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D018607:Pregnancy Reduction, Multifetal / Q000523:psychology*; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple