The voice of memory in hospital birth: A phenomenological study.

Autor: Pereda-Goikoetxea B; Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, Department of Nursing II, University of the Basque Country, Dr. J. Begiristain 105, San Sebastián 20014, Spain. Electronic address: beatriz.pereda@ehu.eus., Marín-Fernández B; Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Public University of Navarre, Barañain Avenue, Pamplona 31008, Spain., Huitzi-Egilegor JX; Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, Department of Nursing II, University of the Basque Country, Dr. J. Begiristain 105, San Sebastián 20014, Spain., Elorza-Puyadena MI; Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, Department of Nursing II, University of the Basque Country, Dr. J. Begiristain 105, San Sebastián 20014, Spain.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Midwifery [Midwifery] 2023 Jan; Vol. 116, pp. 103531. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 30.
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2022.103531
Abstrakt: Objective: To examine the perception of the hospital birth experience in women at 8 weeks and 8 months after the birth and to determine if there have been any changes in that perception.
Design: This was a prospective qualitative study with a phenomenological approach based on semi-structured, individual and in-depth interviews at 8 weeks and 8 months after childbirth as well as participant's observations. The data were transcribed and analysed thematically using ATLAS.ti 8 software.
Participants: 43 women participated in the first interview, and 33 of those participated in the second interview.
Setting: Donostia University Hospital, Gipuzkoa, Spain, 2016-2017.
Findings: Two main topics emerged from the data analysis which summarize the women's perception of childbirth: (1) memory allows us to recall the experience of hospital birth in time and space; (2) some moments are specially remembered. In the second topic, three subtopics were distinguished: fondest memory: meeting the newborn for the first time; highlighted positive memories: support from partners and professionals; and the worst memories were marked by feelings of worry and fear.
Conclusions and Implications for Practice: In the perception of the birth experience, positive and negative memories remain in intensity and continuity for at least up to 8 months. Their creation and evocation are highly influenced by the emotional experience and the initial visual impact of meeting the newborn for the first time, which constitutes a milestone in women's lives. The emotions experienced in childbirth and during the postpartum period shape the awareness, memory and new identity of being a mother.
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