Grief in fars and turkmen women experiencing perinatal loss
Abstract Introduction Perinatal grief is one of the most stressful events in women’s lives and can be influenced by various factors, such as cultural and ethnic background. Gorgan City in Golestan province is populated by two main ethnic groups, Fars and Turkmen, with differences in various dimensio...
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| description | Abstract Introduction Perinatal grief is one of the most stressful events in women’s lives and can be influenced by various factors, such as cultural and ethnic background. Gorgan City in Golestan province is populated by two main ethnic groups, Fars and Turkmen, with differences in various dimensions such as language, clothing, and customs. The study aimed to compare grief among Fars and Turkmen women who experienced perinatal loss in Gorgan − 2020–2021. Materials and methods The present cross-sectional study was conducted among 860 Fars and Turkmen mothers with a history of PL. A convenience sampling method was used. Participants with inclusion criteria completed the questionnaire, including demographic information and the Persian version of the Perinatal Grief Scale. A chi-square test, univariate and multiple logistic regressions were used via SPSS 16. Results Fars women experienced severe grief more than Turkmen women (26% vs. 18.4%, p = 0.009). The univariate logistic regression showed that the variables of ethnicity, women’s education level, and number of living children were significantly associated with the intensity of grief. After controlling for the covariates, multiple logistic regression showed that only the number of live children had a significant effect on the intensity of perinatal grief. In other words, the risk of severe grief was 79%, 77%, and 76% lower in women with one, two, and three or more children than women with no children, respectively. Conclusion The frequency of severe grief was higher in Fars women than in Turkmen. The severe grief was also associated with childlessness. It is suggested that the above differences be taken into account in providing care services to bereaved mothers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eb0aee3db93445e3b4a7213e57c9b4f12025-08-20T02:47:07ZengBMCBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth1471-23932025-03-012511610.1186/s12884-025-07384-8Grief in fars and turkmen women experiencing perinatal lossElham Khoori0Sahar Arab1Tayebe Ziaei2Akram Rastkhadiv3Zahra Mehrbakhsh4Judith Lasker5Counseling and Reproductive Health Research Center, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Golestan University of Medical Sciences (GOUMS)Counseling and Reproductive Health Research Center, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Golestan University of Medical Sciences (GOUMS)Counseling and Reproductive Health Research Center, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Golestan University of Medical Sciences (GOUMS)Counseling and Reproductive Health Research Center, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Golestan University of Medical Sciences (GOUMS)Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical SciencesEmerita of Sociology and Health Medicine and Society, Lehigh UniversityAbstract Introduction Perinatal grief is one of the most stressful events in women’s lives and can be influenced by various factors, such as cultural and ethnic background. Gorgan City in Golestan province is populated by two main ethnic groups, Fars and Turkmen, with differences in various dimensions such as language, clothing, and customs. The study aimed to compare grief among Fars and Turkmen women who experienced perinatal loss in Gorgan − 2020–2021. Materials and methods The present cross-sectional study was conducted among 860 Fars and Turkmen mothers with a history of PL. A convenience sampling method was used. Participants with inclusion criteria completed the questionnaire, including demographic information and the Persian version of the Perinatal Grief Scale. A chi-square test, univariate and multiple logistic regressions were used via SPSS 16. Results Fars women experienced severe grief more than Turkmen women (26% vs. 18.4%, p = 0.009). The univariate logistic regression showed that the variables of ethnicity, women’s education level, and number of living children were significantly associated with the intensity of grief. After controlling for the covariates, multiple logistic regression showed that only the number of live children had a significant effect on the intensity of perinatal grief. In other words, the risk of severe grief was 79%, 77%, and 76% lower in women with one, two, and three or more children than women with no children, respectively. Conclusion The frequency of severe grief was higher in Fars women than in Turkmen. The severe grief was also associated with childlessness. It is suggested that the above differences be taken into account in providing care services to bereaved mothers.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-07384-8GriefPerinatal lossEthnicity |
| spellingShingle | Elham Khoori Sahar Arab Tayebe Ziaei Akram Rastkhadiv Zahra Mehrbakhsh Judith Lasker Grief in fars and turkmen women experiencing perinatal loss BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth Grief Perinatal loss Ethnicity |
| title | Grief in fars and turkmen women experiencing perinatal loss |
| title_full | Grief in fars and turkmen women experiencing perinatal loss |
| title_fullStr | Grief in fars and turkmen women experiencing perinatal loss |
| title_full_unstemmed | Grief in fars and turkmen women experiencing perinatal loss |
| title_short | Grief in fars and turkmen women experiencing perinatal loss |
| title_sort | grief in fars and turkmen women experiencing perinatal loss |
| topic | Grief Perinatal loss Ethnicity |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-07384-8 |
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