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Journal of Community Health
Published in: Journal of Community Health 3/2012

01-06-2012 | Original Paper

Social and Cultural Factors Associated with Perinatal Grief in Chhattisgarh, India

Authors: Lisa R. Roberts, Susanne Montgomery, Jerry W. Lee, Barbara A. Anderson

Published in: Journal of Community Health | Issue 3/2012

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Abstract

Stillbirth is a globally significant public health problem with many medical causes. There are also indirect causal pathways including social and cultural factors which are particularly salient in India’s traditional society. The purpose of this study was to explore women’s perceptions of stillbirth and to determine how issues of gender and power, social support, coping efforts, and religious beliefs influence perinatal grief outcomes among poor women in rural Chhattisgarh, India. Structured interviews were done face-to-face in 21 randomly selected villages among women of reproductive age (N = 355) who had experienced stillbirth (n = 178) and compared to those who had not (n = 177), in the Christian Hospital, Mungeli catchment area. Perinatal grief was significantly higher among women with a history of stillbirth. Greater perinatal grief was associated with lack of support, maternal agreement with social norms, and younger maternal age. These predictors must be understood in light of an additional finding—distorted sex ratios, which reflect gender discrimination in the context of Indian society. The findings of this study will allow the development of a culturally appropriate health education program which should be designed to increase social support and address social norms, thereby reducing psychological distress to prevent complicated perinatal grief. Perinatal grief is a significant social burden which impacts the health women.
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Metadata
Title
Social and Cultural Factors Associated with Perinatal Grief in Chhattisgarh, India
Authors
Lisa R. Roberts
Susanne Montgomery
Jerry W. Lee
Barbara A. Anderson
Publication date
01-06-2012
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Community Health / Issue 3/2012
Print ISSN: 0094-5145
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3610
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-011-9485-0

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