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Exploring factors behind pregnant women's quality of life in Iran: a qualitative study.
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- Validation of the Wijma delivery expectancy/experience questionnaire for pregnant women in Malawi: a descriptive, cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Article
- Postpartum women's perception of stressors in the delivery ward: a qualitative study.BMC research notes · 2020Article
- Health-related quality of life and related factors among pregnant women.Journal of education and health promotion · 2020Article
- Quality of Life of Women after Giving Birth: Associated Factors Related with the Birth Process.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Article
- The Relationship Between Quality of Life and Social Support Among Pregnant Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
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objectivePregnancy-related physiologic and psychosocial alterations can impact on the body and cause symptoms which may affect quality of life. Since qualitative studies can provide more in-depth understanding of quality of life and its determining factors, this study was conducted with the aim of exploring factors affecting pregnant women's quality of life.
methodsA qualitative descriptive study with conventional content analysis approach was made using the conventional content analysis approach on a purposeful sample of sixteen pregnant Iranian women in Hamadan, Iran from May 2015 to December 2015. Sampling was continued until data saturation. Data were collected through in-depth semi-structured personal interviews, and were analyzed using the conventional content analysis approach.
resultsData analysis resulted in three main categories, namely, the effects of pregnancy on different aspects of health (including psychological disorders, impaired interactions, disturbances in doing daily activities, disturbed body image, alterations in sexual relationships, physical disorders, and alterations in dietary habits and treatment regimens), pregnancy-related concerns (regarding the gender of the fetus, financial problems, childbirth, health, and the future), and coping with pregnancy (through strategies such as spirituality, positive attitude toward pregnancy, distraction and imagination, and support).
conclusionsThis study showed that different factors can affect pregnant women's quality of life. Nonetheless, prenatal care services are mainly focused on pregnancy-related physical problems, and other aspects of care are usually taken for granted. Consequently, healthcare professionals need to pay greater attention to pregnant women's quality of life and its contributing factors.
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