'You've gotta be a man and be strong': Pakistani fathers' experiences of perinatal loss.

IF 2.1 4区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Rebekka Harrison, Gary Urquhart Law, Samantha Day
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Aims/background: Although women physically experience pregnancy, and grief might manifest differently, both mothers and fathers are affected similarly by perinatal loss. Research has predominately focused on Caucasian men, with the experiences of men from ethnic minority groups not researched. In the UK, the Pakistani community has one of the highest rates of perinatal loss, therefore this research aimed to explore the experiences of perinatal loss in Pakistani men.

Design/method: Five Pakistani men who experienced perinatal loss, sometime between four months to eight years ago, were recruited via posters placed at NHS maternity and mental health services, a third sector service, and social media. Semi-structured interviews were used, and transcripts analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.

Results/conclusion: Three Group Experiential Themes with a total of six group level subthemes were identified: 'A rollercoaster of emotions: from shock and distress to having hope', 'The hidden experience of baby loss as a Muslim man', and 'The felt stigma of baby loss in the Muslim community'. Perinatal loss results in ever-changing emotions, with a shift from shock to sense making through religion. Perinatal loss was considered a hidden experience, with men masking emotional responses by a desire to be seen as strong and supportive. The felt stigma of perinatal loss was discussed in the context of silenced conversations and a disconnection between religion and community. Further research is needed to consider different experiences of perinatal loss such as time frames since loss, having children prior to or after a loss, and other Muslim subgroups.

“你必须成为一个坚强的男人”:巴基斯坦父亲的围产期损失经历。
目的/背景:尽管妇女在生理上经历怀孕,悲伤可能表现不同,但母亲和父亲受到围产期损失的影响相似。研究主要集中在白人男性身上,少数民族男性的经历尚未得到研究。在英国,巴基斯坦社区是围产期损失率最高的社区之一,因此本研究旨在探讨巴基斯坦男性围产期损失的经历。设计/方法:通过张贴在NHS产妇和精神卫生服务(第三部门服务)和社交媒体上的海报招募了五名在四个月至八年前经历过围产期损失的巴基斯坦男子。使用半结构化访谈,并使用解释性现象学分析分析笔录。结果/结论:确定了三个组体验主题,共六个组级子主题:“情绪的过山车:从震惊和痛苦到希望”,“作为一个穆斯林男人失去孩子的隐藏经历”,以及“在穆斯林社区失去孩子的耻辱感”。围产期损失导致情绪不断变化,从震惊转变为通过宗教来理解。围产期的损失被认为是一种隐藏的经历,男性通过希望被视为坚强和支持的愿望来掩盖情绪反应。在沉默的对话和宗教与社区之间脱节的背景下讨论了围产期损失的耻辱感。需要进一步的研究来考虑围产期损失的不同经历,如损失后的时间框架,在损失之前或之后生育孩子,以及其他穆斯林亚群体。
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Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology
Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
CiteScore
6.80
自引率
8.00%
发文量
55
期刊介绍: The Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology reports and reviews outstanding research on psychological, behavioural, medical and social aspects of human reproduction, pregnancy and infancy. Medical topics focus on obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics and psychiatry. The growing work in relevant aspects of medical communication and medical sociology are also covered. Relevant psychological work includes developmental psychology, clinical psychology, social psychology, behavioural medicine, psychology of women and health psychology. Research into psychological aspects of midwifery, health visiting and nursing is central to the interests of the Journal. The Journal is of special value to those concerned with interdisciplinary issues. As a result, the Journal is of particular interest to those concerned with fundamental processes in behaviour and to issues of health promotion and service organization.
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