ERIC Number: EJ815269
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Oct
Pages: 10
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Women and Reproductive Loss: Client-Worker Dialogues Designed to Break the Silence
Price, Sarah Kye
Social Work, v53 n4 p367-376 Oct 2008
An estimated one in four women experiences a pregnancy loss during her lifetime. Despite the pervasiveness of fetal mortality reflected by these numbers, social workers rarely initiate dialogues regarding reproductive loss history. Reproductive loss experiences are interwoven with typical themes emerging in everyday social work practice, including mental health, self-conceptualization, social roles, and future parenting. To advance the knowledge of professional social workers regarding reproductive loss in women's lives, this article begins by synthesizing theory and empirical research related to reproductive loss and subsequent parenting. Then, four worker-initiated dialogues emerge as recommendations for integration into routine social work practice, expanding discussion of reproductive loss beyond a subset of specialized providers and into the multitude of practice settings.
Descriptors: Females, Child Rearing, Pregnancy, Social Work, Caseworkers, Death, Caseworker Approach, Grief, Emotional Problems
National Association of Social Workers (NASW). 750 First Street NE Suite 700, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-227-3590; e-mail: press@naswdc.org; Web site: http://www.naswpress.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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