From grief to resilience: a qualitative study of women's reactions and coping methods after perinatal loss in Türkiye

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dc.contributor.authorUcar, Tuba
dc.contributor.authorBaransel, Esra Sabanci
dc.contributor.authorCelik, Osman Tayyar
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-04T13:33:18Z
dc.date.available2026-04-04T13:33:18Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective Perinatal loss, which includes miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death, is a significant public health problem worldwide. Perinatal loss causes a range of short-term and long-term reactions in women. Knowing these reactions and coping methods is essential for appropriate support and treatment. This study aims to examine the complex reactions and coping methods experienced by women after perinatal loss.Objective Perinatal loss, which includes miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death, is a significant public health problem worldwide. Perinatal loss causes a range of short-term and long-term reactions in women. Knowing these reactions and coping methods is essential for appropriate support and treatment. This study aims to examine the complex reactions and coping methods experienced by women after perinatal loss.Design and methods In this study, a qualitative descriptive approach was used, in which indepth interviews were conducted with the data collected using semistructured interviews. 10 women who experienced perinatal loss were included in the study using the snowball sampling method. Analysis was conducted using an inductive content analysis approach.Results The findings showed that women who experienced perinatal loss exhibited a variety of complex reactions, which could be grouped under five themes. These are emotional reactions, concerns, changes in life, subsequent pregnancy and blame. We also observed that these women used strategies classified under seven different themes to cope, which we expressed as relying on religious or spiritual beliefs, restructuring, the healing power of more challenging experiences, reflecting on worse scenarios, isolating oneself, avoiding remembering and concretising the loss.Conclusions This study found that women experiencing perinatal loss may react differently and develop different strategies to cope with their loss and reactions. These findings may help to assess the emotional and behavioural states of women after perinatal loss and guide healthcare professionals to provide more individualised care.
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/bmjopen-2024-092544
dc.identifier.issn2044-6055
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-4450-6826
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0001-6348-2084
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-3951-7261
dc.identifier.pmid40425245
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105006727814
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-092544
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/109069
dc.identifier.volume15
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001496590100001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBmj Publishing Group
dc.relation.ispartofBmj Open
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250329
dc.subjectFamily
dc.subjectMaternal medicine
dc.subjectPERINATOLOGY
dc.subjectPregnancy
dc.subjectPSYCHIATRY
dc.subjectTRAUMA MANAGEMENT
dc.titleFrom grief to resilience: a qualitative study of women's reactions and coping methods after perinatal loss in Türkiye
dc.typeArticle

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