"What does this mean for our future?" uncertainty management in mothers' narratives about the diagnosis and birth of their child with Down syndrome.

Pregnancy and childbirth are uncertain experiences that become even more so when parents receive an unexpected medical diagnosis for their child. In the present study, we document sources of uncertainty and the tools used to manage uncertainty in 44 mothers' narratives about the birth and diagn...

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Main Authors: Xavier Scruggs, Shannon Dier, Caleb A Schlaupitz, Katherine A Karayianis, Angela F Lukowski, Jennifer G Bohanek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0313195
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