title: Parents' experiences, reactions and needs regarding a nonviable fetus diagnosed at a second trimester routine ultrasound.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To conceptualize women's and their partners' experiences and ways of handling the situation before, during, and after second trimester ultrasound examination with the diagnosis of a nonviable fetus.
  
  
  METHODS
  A grounded theory study.
  
  
  METHODS
  A Swedish regional hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nine women and 6 men (n=15) were interviewed within a year of the event.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The core category was Unexpected change in life. Four categories that were encompassed by the core category emerged: (a) Deceived by a false sense of security; (b) Confronting reality; (c) Grieving; and (d) Reorientation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These parents were unprepared for the diagnosis of a nonviable fetus. In addition to the crisis reaction, they realized that the sense of security they had experienced was false. As different care givers were involved, the need for a care plan was evident. Support from care givers was a very important factor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Division of Nursing, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. Maria.Ekelin@med.lu.se
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ekelin
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Crang-Svalenius
authors.forename: Berit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nordström
authors.forename: Anna-Karin
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Dykes