title: Losing contact with one's unborn baby--mothers' experiences prior to receiving news that their baby has died in utero.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A change in the pattern of movement of her unborn baby could be indicative that the baby might die.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To study mothers' experiences during the time prior to receiving news that their baby has died.
  
  
  METHODS
  Interviews with 26 mothers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Premonition that something had happened to their baby, a sense based on a lack of movements were experienced. Six categories describe the mother's insight that the baby's life was threatened: not feeling in touch with their baby; worry feeling something is wrong; not understanding the unbelievable; wanting information; and being certain that their baby had died. The overarching theme "There is something wrong" was formulated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The mother could not understand the unbelievable: that the baby had died in utero.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mother's should be cautioned to trust their insights and seek medical advice if they are concerned over the lack of movement from the unborn baby.
authors.affiliation: Dalarna University, Sweden. mcm@du.se
authors.forename: M-C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Malm
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lindgren
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rådestad
mesh_terms: D000029:Abortion, Legal / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D005333:Fetus; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009769:Object Attachment; D011247:Pregnancy; D050497:Stillbirth / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult