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Recurrent Pregnancy Loss and Chronic Sorrow Larochelle, Karen

Abstract

Recurrent pregnancy loss refers to three or more consecutive miscarriages and affects an estimated 1% of conceiving couples. This paper examines recurrent pregnancy loss in relation to the middle-range nursing theory of chronic sorrow using a comprehensive literature review with autobiographical narrative as an exemplar, and includes a practice innovation designed for women experiencing pregnancy loss. The author suggests chronic sorrow is a normal response to recurrent pregnancy loss that gives validity to these women’s grief experiences, which nurses are well placed to assess for and address.

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Title
Recurrent Pregnancy Loss and Chronic Sorrow
Creator
Larochelle, Karen
Supervisor
Reekie, Manuela
Date Issued
2012-09-30
Description
Recurrent pregnancy loss refers to three or more consecutive miscarriages and affects an estimated 1% of conceiving couples. This paper examines recurrent pregnancy loss in relation to the middle-range nursing theory of chronic sorrow using a comprehensive literature review with autobiographical narrative as an exemplar, and includes a practice innovation designed for women experiencing pregnancy loss. The author suggests chronic sorrow is a normal response to recurrent pregnancy loss that gives validity to these women’s grief experiences, which nurses are well placed to assess for and address.
Subject
Recurrent Pregnancy Loss; Miscarriage; Chronic Sorrow
Genre
Graduating Project
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
University of British Columbia. NRSG 598
Date Available
2012-11-11
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
DOI
10.14288/1.0078420
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43576
Affiliation
Health and Social Development, Faculty of (Okanagan); Nursing, School of (Okanagan)
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
Copyright Holder
Karen Larochelle
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/
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