Exploring lived experiences of informal caregivers for pregnant women seeking scheduled antenatal care during the COVID-19 lockdown in China: A phenomenological study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aimed to explore the lived experiences of informal caregivers for pregnant women seeking scheduled antenatal care during the early stage of China's COVID-19 lockdown and potential measures to address the challenges.

Design

This is a phenomenological qualitative study.

Setting

The study was carried out in a leading teaching hospital in Southwest China.

Participants

We recruited 15 informal caregivers for healthy pregnant women on routine antenatal visits about six months after China launched the city-wide lockdown and other control measures for COVID-19, including 10 males and 5 females with diverse demographic backgrounds.

Measures and findings

The research team developed a demographic form and an interview outline with key questions, conduc

SUBMITTER: Zuo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8933869 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature