TY - JOUR
T1 - Women's Experience of Hospitalized Bed Rest During High-Risk Pregnancy
AU - Rubarth, Lori Baas
AU - Schoening, Anne M.
AU - Cosimano, Amy
AU - Sandhurst, Holly
N1 - Funding Information:
Funded in part by a faculty grant from Creighton University School of Nursing and the Hill‐Rom, Celeste Phillips Family Centered Maternity Care Award from AWHONN.
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Objective: To describe the lived experience of the hospitalized pregnant woman on bed rest. Design: A qualitative, phenomenological design. Setting: Three high-risk antepartum units in the midwestern United States. Participants: A self-selected, convenience sample of 11 high-risk pregnant women. Method: Phenomenological study using thematic analysis of completed handwritten journals and/or online blogs. Results: Women described the battles that they fought each day for the lives of their unborn children. Using an imagery of war, three categories emerged: (a) the war within, (b) fighting each battle, and (c) bringing in reinforcements. Conclusions: Women experience many different emotions and stressors during restricted bed rest. A nurse's understanding of this experience is essential to provide adequate care and coping strategies for women at this time.
AB - Objective: To describe the lived experience of the hospitalized pregnant woman on bed rest. Design: A qualitative, phenomenological design. Setting: Three high-risk antepartum units in the midwestern United States. Participants: A self-selected, convenience sample of 11 high-risk pregnant women. Method: Phenomenological study using thematic analysis of completed handwritten journals and/or online blogs. Results: Women described the battles that they fought each day for the lives of their unborn children. Using an imagery of war, three categories emerged: (a) the war within, (b) fighting each battle, and (c) bringing in reinforcements. Conclusions: Women experience many different emotions and stressors during restricted bed rest. A nurse's understanding of this experience is essential to provide adequate care and coping strategies for women at this time.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2012.01349.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2012.01349.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 22537349
AN - SCOPUS:84864295109
VL - 41
SP - 398
EP - 407
JO - JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing
JF - JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing
SN - 0884-2175
IS - 3
ER -