School of Social Work, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Soc Work Health Care. 2010;49(2):134-48. doi: 10.1080/00981380903158078.
This study sought to discover the ways in which the woman's experience of a baby's death affects her as an individual and within the family system. More specifically, this study asked: Does a woman's experience of stillbirth appear to have long-lasting effects, and what variables influence such changes? Expressed through their own narratives, it appears that a baby's death has long-lasting effects for a woman. Variables that affect her perceptual experience include social support, legitimization of her loss, opportunities for rituals, and existential emotions such as shame and guilt. Results revealed that enhanced understanding of the experience and psychosocial support may help some women and their family systems cope with the long-term effects of this loss.
本研究旨在探索女性经历婴儿死亡对其个体和家庭系统的影响方式。更具体地说，本研究提出以下问题：女性经历死产是否会产生持久的影响，以及哪些变量会影响这些变化？通过她们自己的叙述，似乎婴儿的死亡对女性有持久的影响。影响她感知体验的变量包括社会支持、对她的损失的认可、进行仪式的机会以及存在性情感，如羞耻和内疚。研究结果表明，增强对这种经历的理解和社会心理支持可能有助于一些女性及其家庭系统应对这种损失的长期影响。
