Gershfeld-Litvin Avital, Nur Nathalie Yael
School of Behavioral Sciences,The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Rabenu Yeruham 2, Tel Aviv-Yaffo, 6818211, Israel.
Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Derech Sheba 2, 5262000, Israel.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2025 Jul 29;25(1):796. doi: 10.1186/s12884-025-07922-4.
Twin pregnancies carry a higher risk of complications and negative outcomes compared to single fetal pregnancies. The incidence of twin pregnancies has increased over the last three decades due to the use of assisted reproduction technologies and advancing maternal age. While extensive research exists regarding the experiences of women following perinatal loss, research on the experiences of women following single fetal loss in a twin pregnancy is very limited. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of women who endured the loss of a single twin in a twin pregnancy.
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 Israeli women whose losses had taken place between six months and 11 years prior to their enrollment in the study. Interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis.
Four themes were generated: (1) in the beginning there was joy; (2) a period of tremendous darkness; (3) then they took him away; and (4) the main thing is that you have a living child.
Addressing both individual and societal aspects of this grief may foster better support for mothers in their dual roles as parents and mourners. Further research is needed to generalize these findings to a wider population and to deepen our understanding of grief experiences among women following twin pregnancies.
与单胎妊娠相比，双胎妊娠出现并发症和不良后果的风险更高。在过去三十年中，由于辅助生殖技术的应用和产妇年龄的增长，双胎妊娠的发生率有所上升。虽然关于围产期丧亲之痛后女性经历的研究很多，但关于双胎妊娠中单胎丢失后女性经历的研究非常有限。本研究的目的是探讨双胎妊娠中失去一个胎儿的女性的经历。
对12名以色列女性进行了半结构化访谈，她们的流产发生在参加本研究前6个月至11年之间。采用主题分析法对访谈进行分析。
产生了四个主题：（1）起初充满喜悦；（2）一段极度黑暗的时期；（3）然后他们带走了他；（4）重要的是你有一个活着的孩子。
关注这种悲伤的个人和社会层面，可能会更好地支持母亲同时扮演父母和哀悼者的双重角色。需要进一步研究，以便将这些发现推广到更广泛的人群，并加深我们对双胎妊娠后女性悲伤经历的理解。
