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[Miscarriage in the first trimester--a "non-event"? An empirical study of 40 women and their physicians of
W Schuth1, E Posselt, M Breckwoldt
1Abteilung II, Universitäts-Frauenklinik Freiburg.
Explored by structured dialogue, miscarriage meant for 31 women, a psychosocial stress but not a medical stress. They tried to convince themselves of the non-normative event via subjective causal attributions to obtain cognitive control. Social support, especially by the partner, minimising the importance of the miscarriage, and social comparisons were the main modes of coping with their problem. Doctors and nurses significantly undervalued the degree of psychosocial stress, which resulted in negative consequences in the doctor-patient-relationship.
Explored by structured dialogue, miscarriage meant for 31 women, a psychosocial stress but not a medical stress. They tried to convince themselves of the non-normative event via subjective causal attributions to obtain cognitive control. Social support, especially by the partner, minimising the importance of the miscarriage, and social comparisons were the main modes of coping with their problem. Doctors and nurses significantly undervalued the degree of psychosocial stress, which resulted in negative consequences in the doctor-patient-relationship.