General practitioners' perceived indicators of vulnerability in pregnancy- A qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore general practitioners' (GPs') perceived indicators of vulnerability among pregnant women in primary care.

Design

A qualitative study with semi-structured in-depth focus group interviews.

Setting

General practices located in a mixture of urban, semi-urban and rural practices throughout the Region of Southern Denmark SUBJECTS: Twenty GPs.

Main outcome measures

Through qualitative analysis with systematic text condensation of the interview data, the following themes emerged: (1) obvious indicators of vulnerability-i.e. somatic or psychological illnesses, or complex social problems and 2) intangible indicators of vulnerability - i.e. identification depended on the GPs' gut-feeling. From the GPs' perspective, the concept of vulnerability in preg

SUBMITTER: Brygger Veno L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8236135 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature