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Pregnancy happiness: implications of prior loss and pregnancy intendedness.
- Source :
- Journal of Reproductive & Infant Psychology; Apr2020, Vol. 38 Issue 2, p184-198, 15p, 2 Charts, 2 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Objective: This study aimed to examine the interaction between pregnancy loss and pregnancy intentions on women's happiness about a subsequent pregnancy. Background: Anxiety about prior loss persist for women, even during subsequent pregnancies. It is unclear from prior research, whether a prior pregnancy loss shapes attitudes towards and feelings about a subsequent birth. Methods: Using data from the 2002–2013 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), we used logistic regression analyses to explore the implications of a prior pregnancy loss for happiness about a subsequent pregnancy that ends in a live birth. We compared births classified as on-time, mistimed, unwanted, and ambivalent. Results: Births were more likely to be characterised as on-time if they occurred following a pregnancy loss, and women were less likely to report being happy about a conception if they were ambivalent about the conception and experienced a previous loss. Overall, pregnancy loss alone was not associated with lower levels of happiness about a subsequent birth. Conclusions: Pregnancy loss can be a highly distressing experience, women's happiness about a subsequent pregnancy is not reduced due to prior pregnancy loss. Future research should explore why women who were ambivalent about pregnancy reported lower levels of happiness following a loss. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02646838
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Reproductive & Infant Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 142336594
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2019.1636944