• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Cancer during pregnancy: Two case studies
  • Contributor: Schmitt, Florence; Jyrkkiö, Sirkku; Tamminen, Tuula; Piha, Jorma
  • imprint: Wiley, 2010
  • Published in: Infant Mental Health Journal
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20243
  • ISSN: 0163-9641; 1097-0355
  • Keywords: Psychiatry and Mental health ; Developmental and Educational Psychology ; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
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  • Description: <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>When a pregnant woman develops cancer, death and life are competing in her body and in her mind. In this article, two cases of pregnant cancer patients are described. The pregnant women were accompanied through their journey toward delivery and during the first months with their newborn. The process of being in intensive cancer treatment during pregnancy, of giving birth, and of building an early relationship with the infant is explored.</jats:p>