Abstract

One in four women who experience perinatal loss develop intense grief. Adverse outcomes of intense grief include depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, suicidal ideation, obesity, hypertension, and diabetes. Congenital anomalies such as anencephaly are the leading cause of perinatal mortality in the United States. The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of common experiential themes on perinatal grief intensity by exploring parents' lived experiences with a pregnancy complicated by anencephaly.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 27831064; ProQuest document ID: 2451837522. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Shandeigh N. Berry, PhD, RN, CNE

Sigma Membership

Delta Psi at-Large

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Other

Research Approach

Mixed/Multi Method Research

Keywords:

Perinatal Bereavement, Perinatal Grief, Pregnancy Complications

Advisor

Gail Oneal

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Washington State University

Degree Year

2020

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2024-08-19

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