Experiences of health care providers on pregnancy and childbirth care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran: a phenomenological study.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
; 21(1): 670, 2021 Oct 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1923522
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Coronavirus currently cause a lot of pressure on the health system. Accordingly, many changes occurred in the way of providing health care, including pregnancy and childbirth care. To our knowledge, no studies on experiences of maternity care Providers during the COVID-19 Pandemic have been published in Iran. We aimed to discover their experiences on pregnancy and childbirth care during the current COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS:
This study was a qualitative research performed with a descriptive phenomenological approach. The used sampling method was purposive sampling by taking the maximum variation possible into account, which continued until data saturation. Accordingly, in-depth and semi-structured interviews were conducted by including 12 participants, as 4 gynecologists, 6 midwives working in the hospitals and private offices, and 2 midwives working in the health centers. Data were analyzed using Colaizzi's seven stage method with MAXQDA10 software.RESULTS:
Data analysis led to the extraction of 3 themes, 9 categories, and 25 subcategories. The themes were as follows "Fear of Disease", "Burnout", and "Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic", respectively.CONCLUSIONS:
Maternal health care providers experience emotional and psychological stress and work challenges during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, comprehensive support should be provided for the protection of their physical and mental health statuses. By working as a team, utilizing the capacity of telemedicine to care and follow up mothers, and providing maternity care at home, some emerged challenges to maternal care services can be overcome.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Health Personnel
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Perinatal Care
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COVID-19
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Maternal Health Services
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
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Infant, Newborn
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
Journal subject:
Obstetrics
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S12884-021-04148-y
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