'Living each week as unique' : maternal fears in Assisted Reproductive Technology pregnancies
| Autor: | Cesar Augusto Piccinini, Lia Mara Netto Dornelles, Fiona Maccallum, Rita de Cássia Sobreira Lopes, Eduardo Pandolfi Passos |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment media_common.quotation_subject Gestational Age Context (language use) Fertilization in Vitro Midwifery Third trimester Miscarriage Interviews as Topic Pregnancy Maternity and Midwifery medicine Psychological support Humans Childbirth Psychiatry media_common Assisted reproductive technology business.industry Obstetrics Obstetrics and Gynecology Prenatal Care Fear medicine.disease Pregnancy Complications Feeling Female RG business |
| ISSN: | 0266-6138 |
| Popis: | Objective:\ud to explore women's fears during pregnancy following conception via assisted reproductive technology (ART).\ud \ud Methods:\ud 19 expectant first-time mothers were interviewed during the third trimester of pregnancy using a semi-structured schedule. Perceptions of and feelings about pregnancy were assessed. Content analysis was used to identify themes and subthemes.\ud \ud Findings:\ud four overarching themes emerged: the baby's survival, the health of the baby, the efficacy of the mother and childbirth. Of these, the most commonly reported fears were related to miscarriage or fetal death, and the baby being born with an abnormality.\ud \ud Conclusions and implications:\ud in addition to fears that are experienced by some women who conceived spontaneously, the women in this study who conceived via ART reported other fears, such as miscarriage or fetal death, that are more specific to this context. This suggests that these concerns should be taken into consideration when providing psychological support for ART mothers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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