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ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2023

Feeling anxious'- women's experiences of having a baby in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic using the Voqual real time app.

Hazel Keedle, Kimberley Tomczak, Belinda Lequertier, Hannah G Dahlen

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Article in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hazel KeedleSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia. h.keedle@westernsydney.edu.au.
Kimberley TomczakSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia.
Belinda LequertierMolly Wardaguga Research Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Charles Darwin University, Level 11, 410 Ann Street, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.
Hannah G DahlenSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia.
Western Sydney University · AUCharles Darwin University · AU

Funding

Charles Darwin University Rainmaker Readiness Grant 3377286
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeInternationally, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted maternity services. In Australia, this included changes to antenatal appointments and the reduction of support people during labour and birth. For women pregnant during the pandemic there were increased stressors of infection in the community and in hospitals along with increased periods of isolation from friends and families during lockdown periods. The aim of this study was to explore the real-time experiences of women who were pregnant and had a baby during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.

methodsThis study followed seven women throughout their pregnancy and early parenthood. Women created audio or video recordings in real time using the Voqual app and were followed up by in-depth interviews after they gave birth.

resultsUsing narrative analysis their individual stories were compared and an overarching theme of 'feeling anxious' was found which was underpinned by the two themes 'model of care' and 'environment'.

conclusionsThese findings highlight the protective impact midwifery continuity of care has on reducing anxiety in women during the pandemic, and that the home environment can either be secure and safe or a place of isolation.

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COVID-19Mobile ApplicationsAnxietyAustraliaCommunicable Disease ControlFemaleHumansInfantPandemicsPregnancyAntenatalAnxietyCOVID-19Maternity models of careMidwiferyPregnancy

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PMID37726659
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