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Journal of Community & Public Health Nursing
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  • Research Article   
  • J Comm Pub Health Nursing 2019, Vol 5(1): 224
  • DOI: 10.4172/2471-9846.1000224

A Qualitative Study of the Experience of Miscarriage from Patients and Providers in the Rural U.S.

Rebecca LU1,2*
1Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Global Health Program, DePauw University, Indiana, USA
2Affiliated Faculty, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, 30322, Georgia
*Corresponding Author : Rebecca LU Ph.D, M.P.H., Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Global Health Program, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN 46135, Indiana, USA, Tel: (765) 247-8416, Email: rupton@depauw.edu

Received Date: Nov 01, 2018 / Accepted Date: Jan 28, 2019 / Published Date: Feb 04, 2019

Abstract

This qualitative study examines how female patients in rural communities in the Midwest, who experienced at least one miscarriage, perceived their experience of pregnancy loss. Qualitative data were collected from 10 women who did experience at least one loss in addition to 10 participants who were providers or partners of the women were interviewed. The Socio-Ecological model informed the methodology and thematic analysis. Open-ended qualitative interviews provided the basis for the analysis. Transcribed narrative data were analyzed using standard coding procedures and MAXQDA software. Women who experienced miscarriage discussed how they made meaning of the experience within the context of care and their perceptions of risk given certain socio-environmental factors. Providers, public health professionals and family studies professionals can use the study results to better inform best practices in maternity care particularly in under-served, resource-poor locations.

Keywords: Miscarriage; Gender; Public health; Patient perspectives; Risk; Qualitative analysis; Reproductive uncertainty; Women’s health; Provider perspectives; Case study; Socio-ecological model; United States

Citation: Rebecca LU (2019) Perceptions of Miscarriage among Patients and Providers: Risk, Management and Control of the Body. J Comm Pub Health Nursing 5:224. Doi: 10.4172/2471-9846.1000224

Copyright: © 2019 Rebecca LU. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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