Bonding and coping with loss: Examining the construction of an intervention for multifetal pregnancy reduction procedures

David W. Britt; Mary Mans; Samantha T. Risinger; Mark I. Evans

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Bonding and coping with loss: Examining the construction of an intervention for multifetal pregnancy reduction procedures

David W. Britt, Mary Mans, Samantha T. Risinger, Mark I. Evans

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Abstract

Multifetal pregnancy reduction is a medical procedure by which pregnancies usually with three or more embryos are reduced in number early in gestation to improve their medical outcomes. A socially constructed intervention used as part of these procedures at Wayne State University is described. The intervention has as its goals the reduction of anxiety in the woman undergoing such a procedure and the refocusing of attention on the surviving 'twins' or singleton. Case materials from 36 cases are examined in detail to document how the intervention is being accomplished in practice, and how it may break down.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	158-165
Number of pages	8
Journal	Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
Volume	16
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000053902
State	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Anxiety
Bonding
Coping with fetal loss
Multifetal pregnancy reduction
Multiple pregnancy

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