Lebanon Pregnancy Loss

Pregnancy loss is an under-researched and under-discussed topic, especially in war-affected contexts. Pregnancy loss—at any stage of pregnancy—may indicate physical health issues and result in negative mental health outcomes. Combined with other losses related to war and displacement, pregnancy loss can have a destabilizing impact on the family, which is already struggling under multiple adversities. Using an interpretive phenomenological approach to illuminate the experiences of pregnancy loss among Syrian refugee families living in the Bekaa region and interviews with health practitioners, this research explores the psychosocial impact of pregnancy loss on refugee families, identifies (in)formal supports that work to ameliorate the negative impact of pregnancy loss, and illuminates the contextual precarity of Syrian refugees living in Lebanon.