Differences in post-traumatic stress, anxiety and depression following miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy between women…
My partner and I are grieving this very differently and it's straining us — is there a bereavement service here that will see us as a couple, not just me?
Reasonable evidence with real limitations. how we score evidence
Caveat on this rating: Partner response rates were low and fell over time (60%, 48%, and 39% at 1, 3, and 9 months), and all partners in the study were male, so nothing here speaks to same-sex-partner or non-birthing-mother grief. Men may also under-report distress on these instruments, which would bias the gap wider than it truly is.
In 192 couples followed after miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy, 7% of partners (all male) met screening criteria for post-traumatic stress at one month and 4% at nine months, against 34% and 21% of the women. Partners also reported less moderate-to-severe anxiety (6% vs 30% at one month) and depression (2% vs 10%). A meaningful minority of partners are genuinely struggling, but the burden falls overwhelmingly on the person who was pregnant.
Worth asking
My partner and I are grieving this very differently and it's straining us — is there a bereavement service here that will see us as a couple, not just me?
What to watch for
Evidence quality tells you whether to trust the finding — not whether the treatment is safe. These are the risks this research reports.
- Fertility & pregnancy risk
Source
Differences in post-traumatic stress, anxiety and depression following miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy between women and their partners: multicenter prospective cohort study. — Farren J, Jalmbrant M, Falconieri N, et al. (2021)
Reputable peer-reviewed journal
Read the source: https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.23147
DOI: 10.1002/uog.23147
How this was scored
- Study design
- Cohort study
- Funding
- Independently funded
- Published in
- Reputable peer-reviewed journal
- Sample size
- 192
- Preregistered
- No
- Conflicts disclosed
- No
- Independent of proponent
- Yes
- Retracted
- No
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Published August 19, 2026.
Where we put this study in context
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How strong is the evidence behind this?
Resolv rates this source "moderate evidence". Reasonable evidence with real limitations. It scores 66 out of 100 on our published rubric. One caveat travels with that badge: Partner response rates were low and fell over time (60%, 48%, and 39% at 1, 3, and 9 months), and all partners in the study were male, so nothing here speaks to same-sex-partner or non-birthing-mother grief. Men may also under-report distress on these instruments, which would bias the gap wider than it truly is. The score is calculated from recorded facts about the source — study design, funding, publication venue, sample size, preregistration — not typed in by an editor.
What is the source for this?
Differences in post-traumatic stress, anxiety and depression following miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy between women and their partners: multicenter prospective cohort study. — Farren J, Jalmbrant M, Falconieri N, et al. (2021). Published in: Reputable peer-reviewed journal. DOI: 10.1002/uog.23147. The full source is linked on this page so you can read it yourself.
Who paid for this research, and does that matter?
Study design: Cohort study. Funding: Independently funded. The researchers were independent of whoever benefits from the result. Industry sponsorship is one of the most reliably measured biases in medicine, which is why funding carries real weight in the score rather than sitting in a footnote.
Is this medical advice?
This is information to bring to your prescriber, not medical advice and not a reason to change anything on your own. Nothing here is an instruction to stop or reduce a medication. If you are in crisis, call or text 988.
This is information to bring to your prescriber, not medical advice and not a reason to change anything on your own. Nothing here is an instruction to stop or reduce a medication. If you are in crisis, call or text 988.