Clinical psychological research on women with experience of abortion early in pregnancy

Sugao, Shoko

Osaka Human Sciences, 2016, 2, 43-51

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Title
Clinical psychological research on women with experience of abortion early in pregnancy
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1000050637139 1000050637139
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0000-0001-7965-5437 0000-0001-7965-5437
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Sugao, Shoko
Subject
abortion
psychological influence
attachment
Abstract
Understanding of the psychological aspects of women who experienced miscarriage or stillbirth has been expanding in recent years. However, psychological research pertaining to women who have had a termination of pregnancy (hereinafter “abortion”) also during the perinatal period are very few in number. In order to examine what kind of support is available to these women, this paper attempted to depict the internal thoughts of five women who have experienced early termination of pregnancy through semi-structured interviewing and questionnaires filled out by the individuals themselves (IES-R). The result was not fully consistent with the concept of PTSD shown in past research, but it has revealed that the research participants showed signs of abortion-related psychological problems, which prominently appeared one month after the operation, when physical conditions start to stabilize. On the other hand, these individuals also spoke of their attachment to the lost baby. Based on these facts, it can be considered necessary to know in advance what psychological conditions are likely to occur after abortion, and for the people close to the individuals and for the individual herself to delicately handle distress or strong feelings of guilt, and accept the individuals’ feelings towards the lost child. However, there are still future challenges facing this research, such as biased subjects or paucity of cases. Based on these facts, it is considered necessary to continue conducting case studies and examine what kind of support will be helpful.
Publisher
Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University
Source Title
Osaka Human Sciences
Volume (Issue)
2
Page
43-51
Date of Issued
2016-03
Language
English
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https://hdl.handle.net/11094/56911
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18910/56911
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AA12727839
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open access
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紀要論文 Departmental Bulletin Paper
Osaka Human Sciences / Vol.2