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Social isolation and support in pregnancy loss

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|March 1, 1994
PubMed

Drawing on the findings of a wider study, Lynda Rajan examined the social support received by women following the death of their baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death. Her study reveals that many of the women experienced social isolation and did not receive the support they needed from partners, relatives, friends and health professionals. Sympathetic social support makes a vital contribution to the mourning process, the study showed.

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