| Titre : | First-time mothers’ experiences of antenatal education during the COVID-19 pandemic (2022) |
| Auteurs : | Elizabeth Cassar ; Georgette Spiteri |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Midwifery Digest (Midirs) (Vol. 32, n° 2, June 2022) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 196-200 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci COVID-19 ; Education prénatale ; Grossesse ; Pandémies ; Parturition ; Période du postpartum ; Travail obstétrical ; Vécu ; VECU DE LA GROSSESSE |
| Résumé : |
Background: The COVID-19 global pandemic has resulted in a change in pregnant women's habits and in the models Of care that support them during their pregnancies. Social restrictions and quarantine have changed the way antenatal education has been accessed and delivered.
Aim and objectives: This study aimed to explore mothers' lived experiences of antenatal education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The objectives of the study were to explore: the experience of antenatal education in relation to pregnancy; the influence of antenatal education on the childbirth experience, and the experience of antenatal education in relation to the postpartum period. Methods: The qualitative paradigm was used to investigate this phenomenon among a purposive sample of nine primiparous mothers who were selected from a breastfeeding clinic at the main state hospital in Malta via an intermediary. A semi-structured interview schedule was specifically designed for the purpose of the study and was used to elicit the data. The interviews were held virtually and were audio-recorded with the participants'consent. Results: Antenatal classes were considered an essential source of information, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this, participants highlighted how antenatal education did not fully prepare them for the realities of their labour, birth and their transition to parenthood. Moreover, it transpired that the COVID-19 pandemic created a heightened sense of anxiety, fear and stress among expectant women. Conclusions: This study suggests that antenatal education should start earlier during pregnancy to offer gestation-specific advice and education should also continue well into the postpartum. Since virtual antenatal education classes have offered support to many childbearing women during this unprecedented time more resources that support and enhance web-based antenatal education should be allocated to this important niche of care. |
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| Cote | Support | Localisation | Section | Disponibilité |
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| Midwifery Digest (Midirs). Vol. 32, n° 2 (June 2022) | Périodique papier | Woluwe | Espace revues | Consultation sur place uniquement Exclu du prêt |
