| adoption loss | Loss associated with giving up a child for adoption.
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| childbearing loss | A loss that occurs in connection with the process of conceiving, being pregnant with, and giving birth to children. Such losses include miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal and postneonal deaths, infertility, sterility, and giving up a child for adoption.
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| developmental push | A phenomenon associated with the death of a parent whereby a bereaved person assumes a more mature self-image or attitude because he or she no longer thinks of himself or herself as a "child."
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| emerging adulthood | A period of human development associated with the late teens through the mid-twenties when people in modern societies may no longer view themselves as adolescents but may not see themselves entirely as adults.
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| induced abortion | The termination of a pregnancy brought about with the aid of mechanical means or drugs; also termed artificial or therapeutic abortion.
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| infertility | A condition in which the capacity to produce offspring is diminished or absent, resulting in lack of success in achieving pregnancy.
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| maturity | According to Eriksonian developmental theory, the eighth and final stage of the human life cycle.
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| miscarriage | The death of a fetus occurring prior to the twentieth week of pregnancy; also termed spontaneous abortion.
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| mizuko | Literally, "water children"; a Japanese term used for children conceived but never born due to abortion.
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| neonatal death | The death of an infant occurring during the first four weeks following birth.
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| postneonatal death | The death of an infant occurring after the first four weeks and up to eleven months following birth.
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| reframing | A process of reconceptualizing the behavior of another person in a way that explains the behavior in positive rather than negative terms.
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| senescence | The biological process of aging or state of being old.
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| spontaneous abortion | The death of a fetus occurring prior to the twentieth week of pregnancy; also termed spontaneous abortion.
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| sterility | Inability to produce offspring due either to inability to conceive (female) or to induce conception (male).
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| stillbirth | The spontaneous death of a fetus occurring between the twentieth week of pregnancy and birth.
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| sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) | A medical syndrome involving the sudden and unexpected death of a child, usually before one year of age, in which postmortem examination fails to show an adequate cause of death. Also called crib death.
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| symbolic loss | As contrasted with actual loss, the meanings a bereaved person associates with his or her bond with the deceased.
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| widowhood | The fact or state of being a widow or widower as a result of the death of a spouse.
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| wished-for child | The concept or expectation of a "perfect" child that is imagined or dreamed about by parents, but which may be thwarted when a child is born with severe disability.
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