Silenced voices: Israeli mothers’ experience of feticide

Leichtentritt, Ronit D.

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.12.021

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“…30 The psychological pain is usually the most difficult to overcome, 27 particularly when feticide (in utero injection causing fetal demise) is involved 29,34 and women feel or witness their baby's last movements on screen. 29,34 They also find it challenging to labour/recover in wards with women who had positive pregnancy outcomes. 31 The brutal transition between the state of pregnancy and non-pregnancy contributes to feelings of devastation.…”

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“…30,31 A loss of reproductive self-esteem is also observed, with some women feeling that they have failed to bear a healthy child, and failed themselves and those around them. 31 Assault on the self Pregnancy termination for fetal abnormality also represents an "assault" on the self 34 and undermines women's sense of security. 27,30 Many women start their pregnancy with a (false) sense of security that "their baby would be fine", 30 and the pregnancy normal.…”

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“…[27][28][29]31,38 It often carries high levels of uncertainty as many diagnoses are based on probabilities. 34 For many women, the decision to end the pregnancy is a decision they wish they never had to make. 38 However, the distress at having to make the decision can co-exist with relief at being given the opportunity to make it, 27,29,31 sparing this child a life of suffering and sparing other children having to care for an impaired sibling.…”

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“…31 Women are also conflicted between their need for time to gather and process information and the difficult experience of continuing "giving life while thinking about taking it". 34 Losing and regaining control The paradox of choice Most women depict their decision-making as a choice between two "alternatives, both of which are unpleasant" 30 and taking the decision to terminate because the situation was hopeless. 36,39 They feel this is not a real choice, and that their agency is limited.…”

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“…29 This is also the case in Israel where state approval is required beyond 24 weeks' gestation. 34 Yet most women feel that their decision is right. For many, it is the first (and only) parental decision they get to make for this baby, [27][28][29]31 and one of the only ways they can exert control.…”

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Termination of pregnancy for fetal abnormality: a meta-ethnography of women’s experiences

Lafarge¹,

Mitchell

Fox

2014

Reproductive Health Matters

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Due to technological advances in antenatal diagnosis of fetal abnormalities, more women face the prospect of terminating pregnancies on these grounds. Much existing research focuses on women's psychological adaptation to this event. However, there is a lack of holistic understanding of women's experiences. This article reports a systematic review of qualitative studies into women's experiences of pregnancy termination for fetal abnormality. Eight databases were searched up to April 2014 for peer-reviewed studies, written in English, that reported primary or secondary data, used identifiable and interpretative qualitative methods, and offered a valuable contribution to the synthesis. Altogether, 4,281 records were screened; 14 met the inclusion criteria. The data were synthesised using meta-ethnography. Four themes were identified: a shattered world, losing and regaining control, the role of health professionals and the power of cultures. Pregnancy termination for fetal abnormality can be considered as a traumatic event that women experience as individuals, in their contact with the health professional community, and in the context of their politico-socio-legal environment. The range of emotions and experiences that pregnancy termination for fetal abnormality generates goes beyond the abortion paradigm and encompasses a bereavement model. Coordinated care pathways are needed that enable women to make their own decisions and receive supportive care.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Termination of pregnancy for fetal abnormality: a meta-ethnography of women’s experiences

Lafarge¹,

Mitchell

Fox

2014

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Maternal–fetal medicine specialists' experiences of conducting feticide as part of termination of pregnancy: a qualitative study

Fay¹,

Thomas

Slade

2015

Prenatal Diagnosis

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Participants experienced conducting feticides as difficult but necessary, eliciting pride from the skills involved. Some noted management of personal distress. Optimal conditions were involvement in the process from the initial decision-making and team support. Providing feticides was deemed as potentially stigmatising, with selective disclosure employed. Training in managing feticides and guidance on providing optimal service conditions may decrease selectivity of disclosures and enhance staff well-being and the quality of feticide provisions. © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Embodied experiences of prenatal diagnosis of fetal abnormality and pregnancy termination

Pitt

McClaren

Hodgson

2016

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Pregnant women routinely undergo prenatal screening in Australia and this has become a common experience of motherhood. When prenatal screening or prenatal testing results in diagnosis of a serious fetal abnormality, women are presented with a decision to continue or terminate their pregnancy. Few recent studies have explored women's psychosocial experience of prenatal diagnosis and pregnancy termination for fetal abnormality, and within this small group of studies it is rare for research to consider the embodied aspect of women's experiences. This paper reports on qualitative findings from in-depth interviews with 59 women in Melbourne, Australia who received a prenatal diagnosis of a significant abnormality and decided to terminate the pregnancy. Interview transcripts were coded inductively through thematic analysis. Two themes about embodiment were generated from the interviews: transitioning embodiment, and vulnerable bodies in un/comfortable spaces. Theory of pregnant embodiment was drawn on in interpreting women's narratives. Recommendations arising from the analysis include health professionals recognising, acknowledging and accommodating the transitioning embodied state of women as they consider, prepare for, undergo and recover from pregnancy termination for fetal abnormality. Further recommendations address the connections and disconnections between this transitioning embodied state and the spaces of clinics, hospitals and home.

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Silenced voices: Israeli mothers’ experience of feticide

Cited by 20 publications

References 23 publications

Termination of pregnancy for fetal abnormality: a meta-ethnography of women’s experiences

Termination of pregnancy for fetal abnormality: a meta-ethnography of women’s experiences

Maternal–fetal medicine specialists' experiences of conducting feticide as part of termination of pregnancy: a qualitative study

Embodied experiences of prenatal diagnosis of fetal abnormality and pregnancy termination

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