[Psychological impact of miscarriage: a review]

J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris). 2008 Sep;37(5):435-40. doi: 10.1016/j.jgyn.2008.04.005. Epub 2008 May 27.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Miscarriage is a frequent but painful event for women. This review aims to underscore psychological morbidity after miscarriage and some characteristics liable to influence women's experience. Then, the last part of the article concerns importance of psychological counselling and different counselling interventions, which have been tested. This review has for objective to provide informations about psychological experience of miscarriage for practitioners and medical teams who take care of women.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abortion, Spontaneous / psychology*
  • Abortion, Spontaneous / therapy
  • Anxiety / psychology
  • Attitude to Health
  • Counseling / methods
  • Depression / etiology
  • Female
  • Grief
  • Guilt
  • Humans
  • Life Change Events
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Trimester, First
  • Pregnancy Trimester, Second
  • Stress, Psychological / etiology