Psychosocial impact of perinatal loss among Muslim women
Journal Title: BMC Women's Health - Year 2012, Vol 12, Issue
Abstract
Women of reproductive age are vulnerable to psychosocial problems, but these have remained largely unexplored in Muslim women in developing countries. The aim of this study was to explore and describe psychosocial impact and social support following perinatal loss among Muslim women.
Authors and Affiliations
Rosnah Sutan, Hazlina Mohd Miskam
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP679520
- DOI 10.1186/1472-6874-12-15
- Views 43
- Downloads 0
A comprehensive approach to women’s health: lessons from the Mexican health reform
This paper discusses the way in which women’s health concerns were addressed in Mexico as part of a health system reform.
Physical health symptoms reported by trafficked women receiving post-trafficking support in Moldova: prevalence, severity and associated factors
Many trafficked people suffer high levels of physical, sexual and psychological abuse. Yet, there has been limited research on the physical health problems associated with human trafficking or how the health needs of wom...
Assessment of leukemia inhibitory factor and glycoprotein 130 expression in endometrium and uterine flushing: a possible diagnostic tool for impaired fertility
Uterine receptivity and implantation are complex processes requiring coordinated expression of molecules by zygote and uterus. Our objective was to evaluate the role of the endometrial expression of leukemia inhibitory f...
Interactive effect of genetic susceptibility with height, body mass index, and hormone replacement therapy on the risk of breast cancer
Breast cancer today has many established risk factors, both genetic and environmental, but these risk factors by themselves explain only part of the total cancer incidence. We have investigated potential interactions bet...
Triple negative breast cancer in Moroccan women: clinicopathological and therapeutic study at the National Institute of Oncology
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is defined by the lack of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) expression. This is an aggressive malignancy with a...