Experiences of women who experienced the birth of a child during the Covid-19 pandemic

Objective: to understand what it was like to experience the birth of a child during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: qualitative study whose data were collected in September 2021, through semi-structured, audio-recorded interviews with 11 mothers and submitted to content analysis, thematic modality. R...

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Autores: Ratuchnei, Erika dos Santos, Logullo, Vitória Vasconcelos, Costa, Sara Eleotério, Mendes, Ana Heloísa, Wolf, Isadora, Balestre, Mariana Enumo, Vieira, Viviane Cazetta de Lima, Nardi, Edileuza de Fátima Rosina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Paranaense (UNIPAR)
Repositorio:Arquivos de Ciências da Saúde da UNIPAR (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.revistas.unipar.br:article/10955
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unipar.br/index.php/saude/article/view/10955
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Covid-19
Gestação
Parto
Puerpério
Gestation
Childbirth
Puerperium
Gestación
Puerperio
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Sumario:Objective: to understand what it was like to experience the birth of a child during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: qualitative study whose data were collected in September 2021, through semi-structured, audio-recorded interviews with 11 mothers and submitted to content analysis, thematic modality. Results: two categories emerged, which show that the birth of the child during the pandemic was experienced in a restrictive way, which aroused feelings such as fear, anxiety, worry, frustration, but also relief, happiness and overcoming. The possibility of using social media resources to contact friends and family was a source of informational and emotional support. Final considerations: The support of the social network, even if it was virtual, was fundamental to face the adversities of the period, some strategies were adopted, such as family support and social networks as a way to minimize isolation.