Investigation of the Experiences of Mothers Living Through Prenatal Loss Incidents: A Qualitative Study
| Autor: | Öznur Körükcü, Kamile Kabukcuoğlu, Ruveyde Aydin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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termination Adolescent Turkey media_common.quotation_subject MEDLINE Mothers Abortion Interviews as Topic Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Adaptation Psychological Humans Maternal Health Services Maternal health 030212 general & internal medicine Young adult Qualitative Research General Nursing media_common 030504 nursing Nursing research Lived experience motherhood Original Articles General Medicine Stillbirth abortion Nursing Research Feeling Female pregnancy loss 0305 other medical science Psychology Qualitative research Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Nursing Research |
| ISSN: | 1682-3141 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/jnr.0000000000000289 |
| Popis: | Background: Fetal death causes women to experience negative feelings after the loss. These lived experiences influence the future pregnancies and maternal health of women negatively. Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the experiences of women whose pregnancies were terminated because of medical indications. Methods: A “design for definitive status study” type of qualitative research design was used. Ten women who were hospitalized between April and July 2017 at the Akdeniz University Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology and had subsequently experienced pregnancy loss during their hospitalization were enrolled as participants. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Results: The pregnancy loss experiences of participants were investigated under the five main themes of (a) lived experiences before the termination of pregnancy, (b) lived experiences after pregnancy termination, (c) willingness to see the baby after termination, (d) posttermination care requirements, and (e) physical condition of hospital rooms during hospitalization. The participants expressed feelings of hope, fear, and worry over being unsuccessful before fetal death and feelings of loneliness, disappointment, blame, and avoidance after fetal death. Conclusions/Implications for Practice: In the aftermath of fetal death, health professionals should use insightful and empathic communication skills to help mothers cope with their loss. In addition, some of the participants wanted to see their babies, and some did not. Thus, individualized care is very important for women who experience pregnancy loss. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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