Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore women's experiences regarding their decisions to undergo or forgo selective reduction of their higher order multiple pregnancies. The purposive sample consisted of seven women who had conceived higher order multiple pregnancies as the result of in vitro fertilization. Four participants had chosen to undergo reduction while three participants opted to forgo reduction. Van Manen's (1990) phenomenological method was used for data collection and analysis. Participants were asked to respond to the question, "What was it like to make the decision whether or not to reduce your higher order multiple pregnancy?"

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9970389; ProQuest document ID: 304584774. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Kate Collopy, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Alpha Chi

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Phenomenology

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

In Vitro Fertilization, Higher Order Multiple Pregnancies, Prenatal Decision Making

Advisor

Sr. Callista Roy

Second Advisor

Maggie Kearney

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Boston College

Degree Year

2000

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2024-03-01

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