"Fear and anxiety is what I recall the best.": A phenomenological examination of mothers' pregnancy experiences during COVID-19 in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this phenomenological study is to understand mothers' lived pregnancy experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design

A qualitative, phenomenological study SETTING: Participants completed the demographic survey online and semi-structured interviews, via video conferencing between November and December 2021 PARTICIPANTS: A sample of 28 mothers who were pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic participated in the study.

Methods and results

An inductive, thematic approach was used to analyze the data. Two central themes and eight subthemes emerged from the six-phase thematic analysis. The first central theme, Depth of Knowledge About COVID-19, included the following subthemes: 1) Vaccines and 2) Uncertainty for Exposure. The second central theme, I

SUBMITTER: Huynh T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10112943 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature