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Coping with infertility: a new nursing perspective.

J Bernstein, M Brill, S Levin

Naacog'S Clinical Issues in Perinatal and Women'S Health Nursing

|January 1, 1992

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Couples facing infertility may use magical thinking instead of effective coping strategies, hindering resolution. Understanding and assessing this magical ideation is crucial for clinical nursing interventions.

Area of Science:

Reproductive Medicine
Psychology
Nursing

Background:

Infertility presents significant life stress, and reproductive failure is emotionally challenging.
Couples may engage in repetitive, ineffective treatments without personal growth or resolution.
Inappropriate coping behaviors in infertility are poorly understood, limiting clinical guidance.

Purpose of the Study:

To discuss the use of superstition and ritual (magical thinking) in couples experiencing infertility.
To evaluate magical ideation as a barrier to resolving infertility.
To introduce a clinical tool for assessing magical ideation and explore its utility.

Main Methods:

Literature review and conceptual analysis of magical thinking in infertility.
Description of a clinical tool for assessing magical ideation.

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Exploration of potential differences in magical thinking between women with and without prior pregnancies.

Main Results:

Magical thinking may serve as a maladaptive coping mechanism, preventing couples from moving forward.
Women with previous pregnancies might be more prone to using magical thinking than nulliparous women.
A tool for assessing magical ideation is presented for clinical application.

Conclusions:

Magical ideation can impede effective coping and decision-making for infertile couples.
Further research is needed to understand the causes of magical thinking and develop targeted nursing interventions.
Clinical assessment of magical ideation can inform supportive care for couples undergoing fertility treatments.