“It’s just one of those things people don’t seem to talk about...” women’s experiences of social support following miscarriage: a qualitative study

Table 2 Summary of themes

Themes	Sub-themes
Diverse partner support experiences	Positive supports from partners
	Unsupportive experiences from partners
	Significant impact of miscarriage on partners
Positive social support experiences	Emotional support from family and friends
	Physical supports from family and friends
	Various supports valued by women
Negative social support experiences	Lack of social supports
Negative social support experiences	Insensitive comments and blame
Isolation and lack of communication	The silence surrounding miscarriage
Isolation and lack of communication	The first trimester “rule”
What women need from social networks	Listening and acknowledging the loss
What women need from social networks	Practical supports

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