Abstract
In the United States, 164 babies per 100,000 live births are born with congenital abnormalities. Although it is not known how many of the abnormalities are diagnosed prenatally, it is estimated that approximately 50% of all pregnant women now undergo some form of prenatal screening. It is important to gain an understanding of how prenatal diagnosis can impact the process of prenatal attachment for women facing the possibility of carrying, delivering, and raising a child with a congenital abnormality. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to describe the lived experience of prenatal attachment in mothers who are carrying a baby with a known congenital or genetic abnormality.
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Psi Chi
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Phenomenology
Research Approach
Qualitative Research
Keywords:
Maternal Experiences, Infants with Abnormalities, Prenatal Attachment
Advisor
Katherine Vogel Smith
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Degree Year
2003
Recommended Citation
Hedrick, Jane L., "The lived experience of pregnancy while carrying a child with a known, non-lethal congenital abnormality" (2020). Dissertations. 251.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/251
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None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2020-02-04
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3086345; ProQuest document ID: 305310595. The author still retains copyright.