Exploring the needs and lived experiences of women hospitalised during pregnancy in the United Kingdom: A qualitative diary study
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posted on 2025-03-20, 11:55 authored by Helen Elliott-Mainwaring, Sarah Church, Sally PezaroThere is a global call to optimise antenatal care experiences. Hospitalisation during pregnancy may have a significant impact upon the experience of care. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore the needs and lived experiences of those hospitalised during pregnancy.
A thematic analysis rooted in interpretive phenomenology was undertaken on the content of five written diaries produced by pregnant participants whilst hospitalised. Three themes were identified from the data; (1) ‘Uncertainty’; (2) ‘Loss of control’; (3)‘Vulnerability’. Study findings could usefully be translated into improvements for those hospitalised during the antenatal period.
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School of Allied Health ProfessionsVersion
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The Practicing MidwifeVolume
24Issue
11Pagination
26-30Publisher
All4Maternityissn
1461-3123Acceptance date
2021-08-11Copyright date
2021Language
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