The Lived Experience of Pregnancy-related Anxiety among Women with a History of Pregnancy Loss in the Case of Zewditu and Gandhi Memorial Hospitals, Addis Ababa.
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2021-08
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Addis Abeba University
Abstract
Background: During pregnancy, a woman's body undergoes significant physiological
change and it is a very vulnerable time in a woman's life which may be understood as a
part of a woman's transition to motherhood as being with child', a paradox of joy and
suffering due to the coming of a newborn child and unexpected fetal loss and related
complications. Thus, during a period of transition interpersonal and emotional support as
well as time for personal reflection are needed.
Objective: To gain a better understanding of lived experiences of pregnancy-related
anxiety among women having a history of pregnancy loss.
Methods: A descriptive phenomenological technique was utilized to describe the
experiences of women about pregnancy-related anxiety with pregnant mothers having a
history of pregnancy loss. Participants were recruited from Zewditu and Gandhi Memorial
Hospitals in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. The purposive sampling (criterion)
technique was employed to choose participants from the chosen venues. Face-to-face indepth
interviews
and
participant
observation
were
used
to
obtain
data.
After
making
sense
of
all
of
the
data by
reading
it
repeatedly,
the data was
broken
down
into
intelligible
units
or
themes.
Following the progression of themes of the study, the complete data set was
reorganized, and a detailed account of the lived experiences was documented.
Result: Eight pregnant women, each in a different background, took part in the study. The
study's main focus was on the pregnancy-related anxiety that women with a history of
pregnancy loss experienced during the current pregnancy period. The circumstances of
fetal loss are beyond an individual's control, as well as the obstacles and challenges faced
by women who have experienced it, as well as the incidence changing the individual lives
and families as a whole. In general, the researcher was found four themes 'that are
emerged in the data.
Conclusion& Recommendation: According to the study, Pregnancy-related anxiety was
confirmed to be an emotional experience for women with a history of fetal loss, resulting
in unpleasant recollections of pregnancy-related experiences for which they were not
ready, or expect such incidence to happen to their life. As a result, women who have
emotional difficulties or experiences throughout the data collection period were given
psychological assistance, and psychoeducation is provided on times and locations of
treatment that are accessible to them.
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Keywords
Pregnancy loss,pregnancy, anxiety , women