Experience of Miscarriage versus Stillbirth: Differences in Fear of Childbirth, Adjustment Disorder, and Optimism

Yaira Hamama-Raz; Sharona Kraus; Liat Hamama

doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2023.2234822

Experience of Miscarriage versus Stillbirth: Differences in Fear of Childbirth, Adjustment Disorder, and Optimism

Yaira Hamama-Raz, Sharona Kraus, Liat Hamama

Ariel University, Tel Aviv University

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Abstract

Associations between fear of childbirth (FOC), diagnosis and symptoms of adjustment disorder (AD), and dispositional optimism as a personal resource were compared between women who experienced miscarriage versus stillbirth (N = 204). Severity of AD symptoms was higher among the women following stillbirth Severity of FOC components did not differ between the two groups. No differences were found between the women who experienced miscarriage versus stillbirth in the associations between dispositional optimism and FOC or between dispositional optimism and AD. Healthcare providers should acknowledge that although types of reproductive losses may differ, FOC did not differ following both miscarriage and stillbirth.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	61-75
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Loss and Trauma
Volume	29
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2023.2234822
State	Published - 2024

Keywords

Reproductive loss
adjustment disorder symptoms
fear of childbirth
optimism

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Social Psychology
Phychiatric Mental Health
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Psychiatry and Mental health

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