Real maternal experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic:A meta‐synthesis of qualitative research evidence DOI Creative Commons
Xiaoya Zhang, Tingting Peng,

Yanyan Hong

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Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 26, 2023

Abstract Aim To systematically evaluate the real psychological experiences of pregnant women during Covid-19 pandemic to provide a basis for development evidence-based management measures this population. Design Systematic review. Methods Qualitative studies on maternal experience were retrieved from Web Science, Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, CNKI, Wanfang Database, VIP database, SinoMed database and Proquest database. The search period is establishment January 7, 2023. quality literature was evaluated using evaluation criteria Evidence-Based Health Care Center Joanna Briggs Institute in Australia, results pooled integrated Nvivo11 software. Results A total 15 included, 65 topics extracted, 13 sub-themes summarized form 4 themes: changes challenges life style; Emotional experience; Seeking understanding social support; Epidemic current advice establish confidence. Conclusion Families, medical institutions, government society should pay more attention feelings pandemic, effective guidance help relieve pressure pregnancy improve outcome pregnancy.

Language: Английский

Oscillating autonomy: a grounded theory study of women’s experiences of COVID-19 infection during pregnancy, labour and birth, and the early postnatal period DOI Creative Commons
L. Peterson, Laura Bridle, Tisha Dasgupta

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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(1)

Published: July 29, 2024

Testing positive for COVID-19 was associated with higher rates of detrimental psycho-social and physical health outcomes. The pandemic caused unprecedented disruption to everyday life. This included major reconfiguration maternal, child, perinatal mental care services provision. study aimed investigate the experiences those who tested during pregnancy, labour birth, or early postnatal period. National on-line recruitment from across United Kingdom resulted in sixteen mothers being invited qualitative semi-structured interviews understand had been infected by Interviews were conducted, recorded, transcribed using video-conferencing software. A Grounded Theory approach used analyse data gathered pertaining women's their diagnosis theory 'Oscillating Autonomy – Losing Seeking Regain Control Striving Agency' developed, comprising three main themes: 'Anxious Anticipation: fear infection worse than itself'; 'Fluctuating Agency: What changed when took control'; 'Reclaiming Control: reassurance positivity'. whilst pregnant, period a perceived loss control. Those able regain that control felt more secure situation. Support paramount manage increased vulnerability, as achieved information seeking action including monitoring vaccination.

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The RESILIENT Study of post-pandemic maternity care planning: A qualitative research protocol for in-depth interview with women, partners, healthcare professionals, and policy makers. DOI Creative Commons
Sergio A. Silverio, Tisha Dasgupta, Abigail Easter

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Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: July 29, 2024

Abstract Maternity care is a core service provision of any healthcare system, delivering for women and birthing people, their wider family units. During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, much maternity was reconfigured with aim continuing which could not otherwise be re-scheduled or delayed, but in-line infection control measures instituted through social physical distancing. The RESILIENT Study designed to investigate impact COVID-19 pandemic pandemic-related reconfigurations delivery. It particularly concerned experiences minority ethnic groups those medical complexity. One our specific objectives during from perspective people; fathers, partners, non-gestational parents; professionals; policy makers use in-depth interviews. We will analyse data on virtual care, self-monitoring, vaccination (each using thematic framework analysis); care-seeking experience (using template building an ethical future grounded theory analysis). This focus this protocol. Our findings about receipt, provision, planning complement existing literature broad, on: individual patients, NHS providers, policies, society.

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Freedom for some, but not for Mum: the reproductive injustice associated with pandemic ‘Freedom Day’ for perinatal women in the United Kingdom DOI Creative Commons
Sergio A. Silverio, Elizabeth Harris, Leanne Jackson

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Frontiers in Public Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: Aug. 7, 2024

Introduction Healthcare services for pregnant and postpartum (‘perinatal’) women were reconfigured significantly at the advent duration of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, despite United Kingdom announcing ‘Freedom Day’ on 19 July 2021 (whereafter all legal lockdown-related restrictions lifted), to maternity (antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal) remained. This study presents data from eight perinatal about their experiences psychosocial wellbeing care in post-‘Freedom epoch. Methods Semi-structured interviews conducted virtually, with recorded, transcribed, analysed by hand. Grounded theory analysis was employed final assessing reproductive injustice pandemic Day’. Results Analysing iteratively inductively led four emergent themes: ‘A Failing System, Women’; ‘Harm Caused a State Difference’; ‘The Privileges (Not Rights) Reproductive Autonomy, Agency, Advocacy’; ‘Worried Women Marginalised Mothers’. Together, these themes form some, but not Mum’. Discussion experienced lack high-quality reliable information vaccination against virus, changes to, decision-making surrounding, care. recognised healthcare professionals stretched that failing often reported hostility staff abandonment times when they unsure how navigate The most singular disparity between having accept continuing freedom whilst receiving (reckless) being enacted general public.

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Signs of front‐line healthcare professionals' information anxiety during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Grounded theory study in a Wuhan hospital DOI Creative Commons
Quan Lu, Liang Tao, Xueying Peng

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Nursing Open, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(6)

Published: June 1, 2024

Abstract Aim Being front‐line healthcare professionals is associated with possible severe information anxiety during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Investigating signs of first and key step its targeted medical intervention. This study aims to explore professionals' Design qualitative research. Grounded theory was used classify professionals. Methods Twenty‐four from a general hospital over 5000 beds in Wuhan were recruited participate semi‐structured interviews. According frequency variation appearing interviews, trends virus encounter, lockdown, flattening second wave compared. Based on those that conceptually related each other extracted construct conceptual model. Results Psychological (emotion, worry, doubt, caution, hope), physical (insomnia, inattention, memory loss, appetite decreased) behavioural (panic buying goods, be at pay attention relevant information, change habits) could generalized 13 subcategories signs. most every period Furthermore, psychological decreased significantly while increased. Finally,

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Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Experiences of Women Who Were Diagnosed with COVID-19 During Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study in Turkey DOI Creative Commons
Ebru Gözüyeşil, Rukiye Sülü Dursun, Şule Gökyıldız Sürücü

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SAGE Open, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(4)

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

This study utilized a qualitative design to determine the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experiences of women who were diagnosed with COVID-19 during pregnancy in Turkey. Interviews conducted 14 using semi-structured interview technique evaluate their “pregnancy,”“birth,” “postpartum” experiences. Data analyzed thematic content analysis methods. Content data revealed four main themes. The themes as follows: Support for positive experience, uncertainty fear diagnosis, effects diagnosis on birth results this showed that antenatal care expectations could not be met, they access reliable information, experienced disruptions follow-ups, anxious about own health babies, had decreased social interaction.

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Women’s suggestions on how to improve the quality of maternal and newborn care: A qualitative analysis from the IMAgiNE EURO survey in Italy during the two years of the COVID-19 pandemic DOI Open Access
Simona Fumagalli, Antonella Nespoli, Laura Iannuzzi

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European Journal of Midwifery, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(October), P. 1 - 18

Published: Oct. 22, 2024

1. World Health Organization. Quality of care for Maternal and Newborn- a monitoring framework network countries. WHO; 2019. Accessed August 7, 2024. https://www.who.int/publicatio... Google Scholar

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The RESILIENT Study of Post-Pandemic Maternity Care Planning: A Qualitative Research Protocol for In-Depth Interviews With Women, Partners, Healthcare Professionals, and Policy Makers DOI Creative Commons
Sergio A. Silverio, Tisha Dasgupta, Abigail Easter

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International Journal of Qualitative Methods, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 23

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Maternity care is a core service provision of any healthcare system, delivering for women and birthing people, their wider family units. During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, much maternity was reconfigured with aim continuing which could not otherwise be re-scheduled or delayed, but in-line infection control measures instituted through social physical distancing. The RESILIENT Study designed to investigate impact COVID-19 pandemic pandemic-related reconfigurations delivery. It particularly concerned experiences minority ethnic groups those medical complexity. One our specific objectives during from perspective people; fathers, partners, non-gestational parents; professionals; policy makers use in-depth interviews. We will analyse data on virtual care, self-monitoring, vaccination (each using thematic framework analysis); care-seeking experience (using template building an ethical future grounded theory analysis). This focus this protocol. Our findings about receipt, provision, planning complement existing literature broad, on: individual patients, NHS providers, policies, society.

Language: Английский

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Provider-Patient Strategic Communication Among Women Pregnant During the COVID-19 Pandemic DOI
Deborah D. Sellnow‐Richmond, Shree Krishna Shrestha

Communication Studies, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 75(1), P. 76 - 95

Published: Aug. 29, 2023

ABSTRACTWhen COVID-19 spread rapidly across the globe, it sparked a great deal of uncertainty. This was particularly true for expectant parents, who were already navigating increased Extant research demonstrates important role prenatal healthcare workers play in helping mothers navigate pregnancy. study presupposes that obstetricians would serve as an resource pandemic began. Twenty pregnant women interviewed July and August 2020 about their experiences pregnancy amid pandemic. Findings illustrate magnitude uncertainty, played search information delivery time COVID-19.KEYWORDS: COVID-19pregnancyrisk communicationuncertainty Disclosure statementNo potential conflict interest reported by author(s).Additional informationNotes on contributorsDeborah Sellnow-RichmondDr. Sellnow-Richmond is associate professor applied communication studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. She has PhD from Wayne State University. researches strategic organizational health contexts, with emphasis mega-crises. serves director graduate program SIUE.Sagarika ShresthaSagarika Shrestha holds MA background media journalism, having worked presenter Kantipur TV HD Radio Kantipur.

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Real maternal experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic:A meta‐synthesis of qualitative research evidence DOI Creative Commons
Xiaoya Zhang, Tingting Peng,

Yanyan Hong

et al.

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 26, 2023

Abstract Aim To systematically evaluate the real psychological experiences of pregnant women during Covid-19 pandemic to provide a basis for development evidence-based management measures this population. Design Systematic review. Methods Qualitative studies on maternal experience were retrieved from Web Science, Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, CNKI, Wanfang Database, VIP database, SinoMed database and Proquest database. The search period is establishment January 7, 2023. quality literature was evaluated using evaluation criteria Evidence-Based Health Care Center Joanna Briggs Institute in Australia, results pooled integrated Nvivo11 software. Results A total 15 included, 65 topics extracted, 13 sub-themes summarized form 4 themes: changes challenges life style; Emotional experience; Seeking understanding social support; Epidemic current advice establish confidence. Conclusion Families, medical institutions, government society should pay more attention feelings pandemic, effective guidance help relieve pressure pregnancy improve outcome pregnancy.

Language: Английский

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