Table 4.

Main categories and subcategories

Main Categories	Sub-categories
Grief reactions during the time of diagnosis	● Shocked and panicked
	● Distressed and disbelieved
Perinatal loss through a pregnancy termination	● Guilt and shame during pregnancy termination
	● Loss of their expected child
	● Suffering and emotional distress process
	● Unmet need by health professionals
Fears of recurrence in future pregnancies	● Worried about inadequate prenatal care in next pregnancies
	● Worried about abnormal fetus in next pregnancies
A dilemma; hope and worries	● Hope for normality
	● Worried about future