Situating stigma in stratified reproduction: abortion stigma and miscarriage stigma as barriers to reproductive healthcare

Conclusions By measuring abortion stigma in comparison to miscarriage stigma, we can reach a more nuanced understanding of how perceptions of reproductive stigmas are stratified by race and reported reproductive history. Clinicians should be aware that reproductive stigmas do not similarly affect all groups. Stigma from specific reproductive outcomes is more or less salient dependent upon a woman's social position and lived experience.
Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare - Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research