Resumen de Enduring to Gain New Perspective: A Grounded Theory Study of the Experience of Perinatal Bereavement in Black Adolescents.

Kimberly H Fenstermacher

• Black adolescents in the US experience perinatal loss at a higher rate than other races and ethnicities. The experience of eight Black urban adolescents through the first 3 months after perinatal loss was studied using grounded theory. The process of �enduring to gain new perspective� began with �denying and hesitating� when surprised by unplanned pregnancy but led to �getting ready for this whole new life,� followed by shock of �suffering through the loss,� �all that pain for nothing,� and �mixed emotions going everywhere.� Over time, the adolescents began �reaching out for support� and eventually �preserving the memory and maintaining relationship,� �searching for meaning and asking why,� and �gaining new perspective on life.� Parallels are noted to extant bereavement theory.