Impacto psicológico del aborto espontáneo en mujeres entre 18 y 35 años.

Abstract

Miscarriage is addressed primarily from a biomedical approach, while its emotional, identity-related, and relational repercussions are minimized or silenced; therefore, this study aimed to analyze the emotional and psychological implications of miscarriage in women, as well as the personal, social, and contextual factors that shape how it is experienced. The study was developed with a qualitative approach, within the social-critical paradigm, which conceives research as a tool to transform social reality, confront inequalities and promote the emancipation of subjects though processes of critical self-reflection. The sample consisted of women aged 18 to 35 who had gone through this experience, and the perspective of six perinatal psychologists was incorporated to enrich the understanding of the phenomenon from a professional standpoint, the instrument used was semi-structured interviews. The findings revealed that miscarriage is experienced as a loss whose emotional and psychological expressions are shaped by the meanings attributed to the pregnancy, the support available, and the quality of the institutional care received. Overall, these results helped to make visible a loss that is often rendered invisible and to support the need for more humane care in perinatal services.