The Role of Religion and Spirituality in Conceptualizing Reproductive Loss: Clinical Implications of the Narratives of Gestational Surrogates in the USA

Reproductive losses experienced by gestational surrogates, who do not share a genetic connection to the child they are carrying, may not be acknowledged or treated as compassionately as women who lose their “own” pregnancies. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 gestational su...

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Auteur principal: Riddle, M. P. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2021]
Dans: Journal of religion and health
Année: 2021, Volume: 60, Numéro: 1, Pages: 282-294
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Résumé:Reproductive losses experienced by gestational surrogates, who do not share a genetic connection to the child they are carrying, may not be acknowledged or treated as compassionately as women who lose their “own” pregnancies. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 gestational surrogates from diverse religious backgrounds. Grounded theory analysis of data included line-by-line coding, and emergent themes were identified. The results suggest that understanding and utilizing the religious/spiritual beliefs of a gestational surrogate may be one way for health professionals to provide implications counseling prior to surrogacy and also as a means to help process and grieve losses that may occur within surrogacy.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-020-01076-7