KMID : 0606420200260040346
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Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2020 Volume.26 No. 4 p.346 ~ p.357
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Adaptation in pregnant women: a descriptive phenomenological study using Giorgi¡¯s approach
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Koh Min-Seon
Kim Ji-Soon Ahn Suk-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: This descriptive phenomenological study aimed to explore the lived experience and meaning of pregnant women¡¯s adaptation.
Methods: Ten pregnant women from an ongoing Pregnant Couples¡¯ Cohort Study agreed to participate in this study. The data were collected through telephone in-depth interviews regarding what they experienced and felt about pregnancy adaptation. The qualitative data were analyzed using Giorgi¡¯s method of descriptive phenomenology.
Results: Five core situation components were extracted from the raw data, along with 12 themes and 33 focal meanings. The five core situations were 1) first recognizing the pregnancy, 2) pregnancy-related changes, (3) the upcoming birth, 4) the postpartum period, and 5) parenting. The 12 themes were as follows: ¡°anxiety, pressure, and embarrassment due to pregnancy,¡± ¡°efforts to adapt to physical changes,¡± ¡°efforts to adapt to the psychological difficulties of pregnancy,¡± ¡°efforts to adapt to the financial burden and role changes caused by pregnancy,¡± ¡°connecting with the fetus,¡± ¡°adapting to a new marital relationship centering on the baby,¡± ¡°the frustration of childbirth,¡± ¡°fear of childbirth,¡± ¡°postpartum care, need help with lactation planning,¡± ¡°parenting beyond what I imagined,¡± ¡°dad¡¯s willingness to participate in parenting,¡± and ¡°career disconnect and consideration of workplace needs.¡±
Conclusion: We identified that pregnant women experience adaptation in physical, psychological, relational, and social aspects. The thematic clusters identified can be used to develop nursing interventions to promote women¡¯s adaptation to pregnancy.
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KEYWORD
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Adaptation, Intervention, Nursing, Phenomenology, Pregnant women
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