Early parental adjustment to visible congenital disfigurement
- 1 July 1994
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Child: Care, Health and Development
- Vol. 20 (4) , 251-266
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.1994.tb00388.x
Abstract
When a baby is born with a visible disfigurement, then parents need to adjust to the loss of the anticipated 'perfect' child and thus accept their baby. The impact of the birth on the parents is described in the context of a measure which identifies areas of potential difficulty. The two groups studied were parents of children with cleft palates and parents of children with congenital hand deficit. A wide range of adjustment was found. There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of their overall adjustment, but there were individual differences in adjustment which did not relate to the severity or type of anomaly. The only significant variable found to relate to parental adjustment was perceived family support.Keywords
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