1 Bar-Ilan University, Israel.
2 University of Haifa, Israel.
J Health Psychol. 2018 Apr;23(5):720-730. doi: 10.1177/1359105316652465. Epub 2016 Jun 12.
This study explores ways women, who endured prolonged fertility difficulties, after which they eventually conceived, integrate the two phases within their life stories. A total of 12 women were interviewed during their first pregnancy after having experienced 2-6 years of infertility. Three types of narratives were identified: (1) the infertility overshadows the pregnancy and approaching motherhood, (2) the pregnancy leads to a dissociation concerning the infertile period, and (3) the two states coexist together along an integrated continuum. We suggested that the different narrative types may occur in diverse circumstances that entail integrating a crisis or prolonged illness into a constructive and meaningful life story.
本研究探讨了经历长时间生育困难后最终怀孕的女性如何在她们的生活故事中将这两个阶段整合在一起。共有 12 名女性在经历了 2-6 年的不孕后接受了第一次怀孕的采访。确定了三种叙述类型：（1）不孕使怀孕和即将成为母亲的过程黯然失色，（2）怀孕导致对不孕期的分离，以及（3）两种状态沿着一个整合的连续体共同存在。我们认为，不同的叙述类型可能发生在不同的情况下，需要将危机或长期疾病融入到有建设性和有意义的生活故事中。
