Review of Studies on Psychological Support for Women with Infertility and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

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  • 不妊症および不育症の女性への心理支援に関する研究の概観
  • フニンショウ オヨビ フイクショウ ノ ジョセイ エ ノ シンリ シエン ニ カンスル ケンキュウ ノ ガイカン

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In Japan, the trend of late marriage and late childbearing continues, and the age of women who think about pregnancy and childbirth has risen in the last 30 years. The number of cases of women using assisted reproductive technology tends to increase as the mother’s age increases, and therefore it is thought that there are many people who suffer from infertility and inability to carry a pregnancy to full term. So far, advances have been made in elucidating the medical causes and developing treatments for infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss. However, the psychological experiences of the patients and effective psychological support methods are still being discussed, and no consensus has been reached. Therefore, in this paper, we review the psychological experiences of people with infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss, and the research to date on psychological support for them, with the aim of assisting clinical practice by examining them from a clinical psychological point of view. A review of previous studies suggests that women with infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss tend to be more anxious during pregnancy and to have fears about the course of pregnancy and the development of the fetus. It is considered necessary to further examine psychological support methods for women with infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss.

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