Exploring interactions between women who have experienced pregnancy loss and obstetric nursing staff: a descriptive qualitative study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Contradictory interactions between bereaved women who have experienced pregnancy loss and obstetric nursing staff are becoming increasingly prominent. The aim of the present study was to gain an understanding of how women who have experienced pregnancy loss and obstetric nursing staff perceive their interactions, what influencing factors impacted their experiences.

Methods

A qualitative, exploratory study was conducted in a delivery room and six maternity wards of a tertiary hospital. Semi-structured interviews were performed with six nurses, 13 midwives and seven women who experienced pregnancy loss to collect rich information about how they make sense of their interactions. Thematic analysis was adopted to analyse the data.

Results

Five overarching themes

SUBMITTER: Qian J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9153172 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature