TY - JOUR
T1 - A Qualitative Exploration of Stressors
T2 - Voices of African American Women who have Experienced Each Type of Fetal/Infant Loss: Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Mortality
AU - Evans, Na’Tasha M.
AU - Hsu, Yu Lin
AU - Kabasele, Cedric Mubikayi
AU - Kirkland, Chelsey
AU - Pantuso, Davida
AU - Hicks, Siobhan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2023/4
Y1 - 2023/4
N2 - Historically, African American women have experienced racial disparities in miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant mortality rates. Yet, little attention has been given to stressors that African American women may experience prior to, during, and after experiencing fetal/infant loss. This study provided an opportunity for African American women to describe their lived experiences of stressors prior to, during, and after experiencing each type of fetal/infant loss. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven African American women. Each participant experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant mortality and were 18 years of age or older. Recruitment occurred in 2019 in a county in Northeast Ohio and data were analyzed using descriptive coding and thematic analysis. Four themes identified how these African American women navigated stressors prior to, during, and after experiencing each type of fetal/infant loss: (a) social support, (b) grief, (c) internal conflict, and (d) pregnancy, delivery, and death of child. Our findings expand the literature by being an innovative study may bring awareness and influence programs that assist African American women during their experience with fetal/infant loss.
AB - Historically, African American women have experienced racial disparities in miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant mortality rates. Yet, little attention has been given to stressors that African American women may experience prior to, during, and after experiencing fetal/infant loss. This study provided an opportunity for African American women to describe their lived experiences of stressors prior to, during, and after experiencing each type of fetal/infant loss. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven African American women. Each participant experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant mortality and were 18 years of age or older. Recruitment occurred in 2019 in a county in Northeast Ohio and data were analyzed using descriptive coding and thematic analysis. Four themes identified how these African American women navigated stressors prior to, during, and after experiencing each type of fetal/infant loss: (a) social support, (b) grief, (c) internal conflict, and (d) pregnancy, delivery, and death of child. Our findings expand the literature by being an innovative study may bring awareness and influence programs that assist African American women during their experience with fetal/infant loss.
KW - African American
KW - infant mortality
KW - miscarriage
KW - stillbirth
KW - stressor
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U2 - 10.1177/00957984221127833
DO - 10.1177/00957984221127833
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85139006427
SN - 0095-7984
VL - 49
SP - 236
EP - 263
JO - Journal of Black Psychology
JF - Journal of Black Psychology
IS - 2
ER -