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.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Getaneh, Fiker | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Tebebu, Getahun | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zewdie, Seyoum | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-12-01T06:42:14Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-05T09:32:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-12-01T06:42:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-05T09:32:58Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-08 | |
| dc.description.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. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/29047 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Abeba University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Pregnancy loss,pregnancy, anxiety , women | en_US |
| dc.title | 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. | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |