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Table 3 Sources of Emotional Support after Experiencing a Miscarriage and Their Effect on Participants’ Emotions (N, %)

From: Navigating miscarriage in Jordan: understanding emotional responses and coping strategies

Feelings

Received social support

No social support

P-value

Family

Husband

Friends

Medical staff

Like child loss

173

48.7%

173

48.7%

60

16.9%

44

12.4%

19

5.4%

0.005*

Guilty

88

24.8%

87

24.5%

41

11.5%

28

7.9%

17

4.8%

0.229

Lonely

101

28.5%

91

25.6%

43

12.1%

28

7.9%

15

4.2%

0.883

Ashamed

32

9.0%

39

11.0%

15

4.2%

9

2.5%

7

2.0%

0.503

Annoyed

90

25.4%

104

29.3%

26

7.3%

19

5.4%

18

5.1%

0.366

Fate acceptance

182

51.3%

193

54.4%

56

15.8%

38

10.7%

30

8.5%

0.664

  1. *p-value was based on chi-square test and < 0.05 was considered significant