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miscarriage : 유산 (=pregnancy loss) stillbirth : 사산 live birth : 정상출산 pregnancy : 임신 break up = split up |
It’s the first time American researchers have examined how miscarriage or stillbirth affects relationships.
Couples who lose a pregnancy more likely to break up.
The researchers found that 82 percent of the pregnancies ended in live birth, 16 percent in miscarriages, and 2 percent in stillbirths. Even after controlling for other risk factors, they found that woman who had miscarriages or stillbirths had a significantly higher risk of their relationship ending than women who had live births.
The study says, in part, “Over a 15-year-period, couples who miscarried had a 22 percent higher risk of experiencing a breakup, while couples who experienced a stillbirth had a 40 percent higher risk of their relationship ending.
Miscarriage and stillbirth can be powerful and traumatic events for families.
New York Times writer Lisa Belkin says that informing couples of the risks to their marriage at the time of the loss might encourage them to seek help sooner, either individually or together(through couples therapy).
Through a lot of honest discussion, we came through it holding hands, but I’ve seen firsthand how this heartache can crack the earth between a couple—and how that crack can easily widen into a chasm.
ABC 동영상 뉴스 바로가기 : http://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/love-loss-10323923
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