The sorrow comes when I'm having moments of joy-experiences of parenting a live baby following a previous stillbirth: an interpretative phenomenological analysis.

ABSTRACT: Stillbirth can lead to complex and varied psychological outcomes for parents. Many choose to have another pregnancy following a stillbirth; however, little is known about the experience of parenting and bonding with the subsequent baby. Couples, who were the biological parents of a stillborn baby and at least one subsequent live baby aged under five, were recruited and interviewed individually. Data were analysed using interpretative phrenomenological analysis. Twelve individual interviews (of six couples) were conducted and four themes with nine subthemes were developed. Theme 1 "Back to the starting line: pregnancy as a means to an end" captured parents' desire to bring a live baby home with pregnancy being experienced alongside fear, trauma, and grief. Theme 2 "Reality hits

SUBMITTER: Blocksidge H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11580424 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature