Experience of Pregnancy Loss Among Maternal Nurses and Midwives: A Phenomenological Study
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- 1College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah
- 2Faculty of Nursing, the Hashemite University
- 3Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology
- 4Jordan University of Science and Technology
- 5The International Medical Company
- 6Faculty of Medicine, Dhamar University
- 7Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology
Abstract
Aim This study explored the lived experience of pregnancy loss among maternal nurses and midwives in Jordan, with attention to how loss shaped work, grief, and decisions about future pregnancy within the Jordanian cultural and religious context. Design Descriptive phenomenological qualitative study. Methods Twenty maternal nurses and midwives who had experienced pregnancy loss participated in individual semi‐structured interviews conducted in private locations selected by participants. Snowball sampling was used. Interviews lasted 45–60 min, were audio‐recorded with participants' consent, transcribed, and coded manually by the research team using Colaizzi's seven‐step descriptive phenomenological method. Two researchers coded the data independently before discussing and agreeing on themes. Results Participants were 26–55 years old, 17 of 20 had more than 10 years of nursing experience, 17 of 20 worked in health centers, and 18 of 20 had children. Four interpretive themes were developed: loss without warning; embodied loss: inseparable physical and psychological suffering; grieving while caregiving: negotiating work, disclosure, and peer support; and trying again with fear. Conclusion Pregnancy loss among maternal nurses and midwives in Jordan produced physical, emotional, occupational, and culturally situated consequences. The study contributes evidence that clinicians who provide maternity care may return to the same clinical spaces that mirror their loss, making workplace flexibility, trusted peer support, and culturally sensitive acknowledgment of grief especially important. Public Contribution No patient or public contribution.
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BibTeX
@article{abuhammad2026experience,
title = {{Experience of Pregnancy Loss Among Maternal Nurses and Midwives: A Phenomenological Study}},
author = {Sawsan Abuhammad and Shaher Hamaideh and Hossam Alhawatmeh and Rowaida AlMaaitah and Heba H. Hijazi and Maryam K. El‐zubi and Amat Al‐Khaleq Mehrass and Ahlam Hamaidi and Vidya Seshan and Nabeel Al Yateem},
journal = {Nursing open},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1002/nop2.70892},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13658935},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Experience of Pregnancy Loss Among Maternal Nurses and Midwives: A Phenomenological Study
AU - Sawsan Abuhammad
AU - Shaher Hamaideh
AU - Hossam Alhawatmeh
AU - Rowaida AlMaaitah
AU - Heba H. Hijazi
AU - Maryam K. El‐zubi
AU - Amat Al‐Khaleq Mehrass
AU - Ahlam Hamaidi
AU - Vidya Seshan
AU - Nabeel Al Yateem
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/01
JO - Nursing open
DO - 10.1002/nop2.70892
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13658935
AB - Aim This study explored the lived experience of pregnancy loss among maternal nurses and midwives in Jordan, with attention to how loss shaped work, grief, and decisions about future pregnancy within the Jordanian cultural and religious context. Design Descriptive phenomenological qualitative study. Methods Twenty maternal nurses and midwives who had experienced pregnancy loss participated in individual semi‐structured interviews conducted in private locations selected by participants. Snowball sampling was used. Interviews lasted 45–60 min, were audio‐recorded with participants' consent, transcribed, and coded manually by the research team using Colaizzi's seven‐step descriptive phenomenological method. Two researchers coded the data independently before discussing and agreeing on themes. Results Participants were 26–55 years old, 17 of 20 had more than 10 years of nursing experience, 17 of 20 worked in health centers, and 18 of 20 had children. Four interpretive themes were developed: loss without warning; embodied loss: inseparable physical and psychological suffering; grieving while caregiving: negotiating work, disclosure, and peer support; and trying again with fear. Conclusion Pregnancy loss among maternal nurses and midwives in Jordan produced physical, emotional, occupational, and culturally situated consequences. The study contributes evidence that clinicians who provide maternity care may return to the same clinical spaces that mirror their loss, making workplace flexibility, trusted peer support, and culturally sensitive acknowledgment of grief especially important. Public Contribution No patient or public contribution.
SN - 2054-1058
ER -