scholarly journals Perinatal care experiences of immigrant Syrian women: a qualitative phenomenological study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Burcu Avcibay Vurgec ◽  
Sule Gökyildiz Surucu ◽  
Cemile Onat Köroglu ◽  
Hibe Ezzo
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Perinatal Care ◽  
Language Barrier ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological

Background: Adverse birth outcomes of immigrant women and neonates are associated with the quality of perinatal care. For this reason, examining immigrant women’s experiences of perinatal care is necessary if host country care systems are to respond appropriately to migration. Aims: The aim of the study was to evaluate the perinatal care experiences of immigrant women. Methods: The qualitative phenomenological design used in the study enabled to make an in-depth exploration of immigrant women's experiences. The participants were 24 women who had a pregnancy within the past 6 months and lived in Adana, Turkey, between September and December 2019. Data were collected using a semi-structured form through the snowball method. Qualitative data were analysed using the thematic analysis method. Results: The participants’ mean age was 21.41 [standard deviation (SD) 3.86] years. Mean age at first pregnancy was 17.27 (SD 4.59) years. It was determined that immigrant women received insufficient maternity services. In thematic analysis, 4 main themes indicating barriers to sufficient perinatal care were identified. The barriers to maternal care services were: language barrier, cultural incompatibility, decreased social support and inadequate information. Conclusion: Our findings indicated that perinatal care for immigrant women was inadequate and their experiences were generally negative. Although the barriers seem separate, they are actually intertwined, with the language barrier appearing to be the main one. Innovative approaches are needed to solve this problem. Mobile applications that translate instantly can be used by both immigrant women and health care professionals.

scholarly journals Childbearing Women’s Experiences of Early Pushing Urge

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-26
Author(s):  
Monica Celesia ◽  
Antonella Nespoli ◽  
Sara E. Borrelli
Keyword(s):  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Maternity Hospital ◽  
A Posteriori ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Women’S Perceptions ◽  
Bodily Sensations ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological Study

AIM: To explore childbearing women’s experiences of early pushing urge (EPU).STUDY DESIGN: A qualitative phenomenological study was undertaken in an Italian maternity hospital. The sample included 8 women that experienced EPU during labor. Data were collected through semistructured interviews.FINDINGS: The findings are presented as three main themes: (a) women’s perceptions of EPU, (b) bodily sensations versus midwives’ advice: struggling between conflicting messages, and (c) the “a posteriori” feeling of women about midwives’ guidance during EPU. The perception of EPU was characterized by sense of obstruction, bone pain, and different intensity of pushing efforts when compared with those of the expulsive phase. Women found it difficult to follow the midwife’s suggestion to stop pushing because this contradicted their bodily sensations. However, the women recognized a posteriori the importance of the midwife’s support while experiencing EPU. Women appreciated the midwives’ presence and emotional support most of all because they seemed to be more concerned with the personal relationship they formed in labor rather than the usefulness or appropriateness of their advice.CONCLUSION: Midwives should consider women’s physical perceptions to help them cope with EPU, acknowledging that women may struggle when caregivers’ suggestions are in contrast to their physical perceptions. The women’s overall positive experiences of birth suggest that EPU might be considered as a physiological event during labor, reinforcing the hypotheses of previous research. The optimal response to the EPU phenomenon remains unclear and should be studied, considering EPU at different dilatation ranges and related clinical outcomes.

A sexual superpower or a shame? Women’s diverging experiences of squirting/female ejaculation in Sweden

Sexualities ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 136346072110410
Author(s):  
Jessica Påfs
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Sexual Stimulation ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Female Ejaculation ◽  
Scant Attention ◽  
The Subject

Squirting, or female ejaculation, is the expulsion of fluid during sexual stimulation. The limited scientific literature has focused primarily on clarifying what this fluid contains, while women’s own voices on the experience have received scant attention. This study explores 28 women’s experiences and applies a thematic analysis. The sensation of squirting is individual and sometimes conflicting. Descriptions range from considering it amazing, a superpower and feminist statement to an unpleasant and/or shameful event. Across the board, there is a wish for nuanced information and for the current taboo and mystification surrounding the subject to be broken.

“From Hell to Healed” – A Qualitative Study on Women’s Experience of Recovery, Relationships and Sexuality after Severe Obstetric Perineal Injury

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malin Huber ◽  
Katarina Tunon ◽  
Maria Lindqvist
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Function ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Anal Sphincter Injury ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
The Right

Abstract Background: Few studies have investigated women’s experiences of daily life after childbirth complicated by obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI). The aim of the present study was to explore experiences related to recovery, sexual function, relationships and coping strategies among women affected by OASI. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted using a purposive sample of 11 women affected by OASI. Women were interviewed 1-2 years after their first childbirth. Inductive qualitative content analysis was applied.Results: The theme “From hell to healed” illustrates women’s experiences of recovery, relationships and sexual function after OASI. Three categories addressing women’s perceptions emerged: “Challenged to the core”, “At the mercy of the care provider” and “For better or for worse”. Support from partners and family and comprehensive care were important elements for the experiences of coping and healing from OASI. Elements that negatively influenced women’s experiences were the pain and physical symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction, normalization of symptoms by heath care providers, and unrealistic expectations about how this period in life should be experienced.Conclusions: OASI greatly affects women’s experiences of their first years with their newborn child, relationships, social context and sexuality. For some women, OASI negatively affects everyday life for a long period after childbirth. However, others heal and cope quite quickly. Health care professionals need to identify and pay attention to women with persisting problems after OASI so that they can be directed to the right level of care.

Women's experiences of outpatient induction of labour

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 373-380
Author(s):  
Dalvir Kandola
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Induction Of Labour ◽  
Inpatient Stay ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Comprehensive Literature Review ◽  
Pluralistic Approach

Background Outpatient induction of labour is offered to relieve the pressure on inpatient stay and to improve women's experiences. Aim To contribute to the knowledge of outpatient induction of labour with the focus on women's experiences to inform practice. The question was: ‘What are women's experiences of outpatient induction of labour?’ Method A comprehensive literature review using a pluralistic approach and thematic analysis. Findings The review found three themes: the home as a positive setting for outpatient induction of labour, the value of outpatient induction of labour in promoting normality and the importance of receiving reassurance during outpatient induction of labour. Conclusion Although the results were mostly positive and in favour of outpatient induction of labour, there were variations in service provision. There was a lack of understanding as to how best to offer reassurance to women once discharged home, which was found to have a direct effect on their experiences.

scholarly journals So I left, now what? Social service workers perspective on immigrant women's service utilization after leaving an abusive relationship

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley Owusuaa Asiamah
Keyword(s):  
Social Service ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Community Resources ◽  
Service Workers ◽  
Social Service Organizations ◽  
Abusive Relationship ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Depth Interviews

Through in-depth interviews, this study explores three service provider’s views on immigrant women's experiences while they accessed and utilized services after leaving an abusive relationship. A phenomenological method of inquiry was used to examine services that are available to meet the needs of immigrant women, and the workers’ views on women’s experiences while seeking assistance. The study focuses on an intersecting analysis of the limitations on three levels: services that assist women, the systems of community resources that women utilize, and the broader structural issues such as funding that affect social service organizations. This study includes a discussion of the coordinated community approach as a recommendation for improved assistance for abused women. Key Words: Immigrant women, Domestic violence, Intersectionality, Social service

scholarly journals Women’s Experiences on Menopause: A Phenomenological Study

OUSL Journal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
D. G. C. N. Samarasiri ◽  
I. T. Rajanayake ◽  
P. K. Wattegedara ◽  
R. D. Kodituwakku ◽  
A. S. P. L. Senadheera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences
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