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The experience of early miscarriage from a male perspective
Author(s) -
Murphy Fiona A.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2702.1998.00153.x
Subject(s) - miscarriage , feeling , psychological intervention , coping (psychology) , psychology , perspective (graphical) , abortion , medicine , developmental psychology , psychotherapist , social psychology , pregnancy , psychiatry , genetics , artificial intelligence , computer science , biology
• In the literature there is increasing awareness of the psychological consequences of early miscarriage for women. • However, there is little on the feelings, needs and experiences of men whose partner has had an early miscarriage. • This paper aims to describe the experience of early miscarriage from a male perspective using a phenomenological approach. • Seven categories related to the experience of early miscarriage are discussed: Feelings, Loss, Characteristics and differences between men and women, Staff action and attitudes, What to do?, Coping and Time. • Based on an awareness of the needs of both partners, it is suggested that nurses have a key role to play in delivering effective interventions after early miscarriage.