Men don't cry: The supporting role as necessary for women's well-being after termination of pregnancy.

Objectives: The present study investigated similarities and differences of grief between men and women as part of the parental couple 1 year after termination of pregnancy (TOP) following a diagnosis of fetal anomaly.

Methods: We applied a method triangulation approach. We assessed several aspects of perinatal grief, depressive symptoms, posttraumatic stress, and anxiety as well as health-related quality of life.

Termination of pregnancy for fetal malformation: A traumatic event? A qualitative analysis of women's perception.

To investigate women's experience of termination of pregnancy (TOP) for severe fetal malformation.We focus on women's individual perception of psychological counselling on decision making, experiencing the birth process, seeing and holding the baby as well as emotional processing. An explorative study was conducted with 42 women (the age range was between 21 and 45 years [mean 36.