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ArticleJournal of nursing management2022

Becoming a mother during the COVID-19 pandemic: The lived experience as told by birthing mothers: A qualitative study.

Tatiana Bolgeo, Francesca Gambalunga, Roberta Di Matteo, Denise Gatti, Erica Roberti, Davide Dealberti, Barbara Fadda, Elena Grassi, Lorella Gambarini, Laura Iacorossi and 1 more

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Article in Journal of nursing management, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Tatiana BolgeoResearch Training Innovation Infrastructure - Department of Research and Innovation - Azienda, Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy.
Francesca GambalungaDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
Roberta Di MatteoResearch Training Innovation Infrastructure - Department of Research and Innovation - Azienda, Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy.
Denise GattiResearch Training Innovation Infrastructure - Department of Research and Innovation - Azienda, Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy.
Erica RobertiSC Obstetrics and Gynecology, Azienda Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy.
Davide DealbertiSC Obstetrics and Gynecology, Azienda Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy.
Barbara FaddaSC Obstetrics and Gynecology, Azienda Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy.
Elena GrassiAzienda Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy.
Lorella GambariniAzienda Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy.
Laura IacorossiNational Cancer Institute "Regina Elena", Rome, Italy.
Antonio MaconiResearch Training Innovation Infrastructure - Department of Research and Innovation - Azienda, Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy.
Azienda Ospedaliera Nazionale SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo · ITNational Cancer Institute · MYUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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objectivesThe aim of this study is to explore the lived experience of women who gave birth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

backgroundExperiencing pregnancy during the Covid-19 pandemic exacerbates the risk of the onset of psychological problems.

designThis is a descriptive, single-centre, qualitative study.

methodsThe enrolment for data collection included childbearing mothers aged 18 years and over between November 2021 and April 2022. The researchers invited them to write about their personal experiences during the isolation period of the first pandemic wave. The descriptive phenomenological analysis of the data was carried out using the method described by Mortari.

resultsA total of 50 mothers were recruited, of whom 28 were primiparous (56.0%) and 22 multiparous (44.0%). From the analysis of the interviews, five main themes emerged that enclose the experience of both primiparous and multiparous mothers: 'The negative feeling: between loneliness, sadness and fear'; 'The comfort of being cared for: between humanity and competence'; 'Family proximity: between comfort and stress'; 'Symbiotic intimacy: bonding; Managing physical pain and consciousness of being resilient women'.

conclusionsThe study showed that the discomfort associated with the absence of family support in the phase of labour and childbirth was compensated by the professionalism of the health staff and allowed new mothers to experience moments of great intimacy with the child. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: Such data could help create recommendations based on the assisted person's experiences to ensure that care is increasingly attentive and tailored to the needs of mothers and, thus, of children.

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COVID-19MothersAdolescentAdultChildFearFemaleHumansPandemicsParturitionPregnancyQualitative ResearchbirthCOVID-19lived experiencemotherstorytelling

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PMID36325974
PMCPMC9878042
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