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"The Dark Farewell to the Light of Life": A Qualitative Study About Prenatal Loss
Gülhan Küçük Öztürk1, Semra Elmas2
1Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli UniversitySemra and Vefa Küçük Faculty of Health Sciences, Nevşehir, Turkey.
Aim:
This study was conducted to determine the experiences of women who encountered loss in the prenatal period.
Method:
This study was a qualitative study conducted using the phenomenological method and was conducted according to the guidelines of the COREQ checklist. A total of 11 women who were experienced loss in the early prenatal period were interviewed. The data were analyzed using the content analysis.
Results:
Three main themes and eight sub-themes emerged. The themes were light of life (bubble of happiness, journey), dark farewell (silent scream inside, unfinished tale: motherhood, loneliness, family approach) and obscurity (uncertainty about the future, need for support). Women expressed that the loss process had negative effects on their mental health and that they needed help.
Conclusion:
Pregnancy illuminates women's lives, while prenatal loss involves intense and various negative emotions, and women need support in many ways. These results show that women who experienced loss in the prenatal period should be allowed to express their feelings, thoughts and experiences, and the risks in terms of mental health should be reduced by supporting them during the loss and mourning process.
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