Abstract

Lethal fetal diagnosis defines severe developmental disorders that lead to the death of a fetus or newborn. Using semi-structured interviews, we explored the experiences of women in Poland who actively decided to continue with the pregnancy after diagnosis. We thematically analyzed data collected from 10 women. We identified four themes: pregnancy as an experience of prenatal motherhood; the child as person; birth as encounter and farewell; and the mother experience in retrospect. This study was conducted while the termination of pregnancy due to the irreversible fetal abnormality was legal in Poland. Since October 2021, it is no longer legal.

中文翻译：

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“这次怀孕是有道理的”：死胎诊断后决定继续怀孕的妇女的经历

摘要

致命胎儿诊断定义了导致胎儿或新生儿死亡的严重发育障碍。通过半结构化访谈，我们探索了波兰女性在诊断后积极决定继续怀孕的经历。我们按主题分析了从 10 名女性收集的数据。我们确定了四个主题：怀孕是产前母性的一种体验；孩子作为人；出生是相遇和告别；和母亲的经历回顾。这项研究是在波兰因不可逆转的胎儿异常而终止妊娠合法的情况下进行的。自 2021 年 10 月起，它不再合法。