Doherty Mary Ellen
MARY ELLEN DOHERTY is an associate professor in the Department of Nursing at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury. She has been a nurse-midwife and childbirth educator for more than 25 years.
J Perinat Educ. 2010 Fall;19(4):41-51. doi: 10.1624/105812410X530929.
The purpose of this study was to describe the lived experience of midwifery clients throughout the life span. A qualitative study using a phenomenological approach was employed. In-depth interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 12 midwifery clients. The research question was: What has been your experience with midwifery care? Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data saturation was achieved and analysis procedures from Colaizzi were used. Five themes emerged from the data: 1) decision to seek midwifery care; 2) working together in a therapeutic alliance; 3) formulating a birth plan; 4) childbirth education; and 5) nurse-midwives as primary health-care providers throughout the life span. There is much to learn from listening to the voices of midwifery clients.
本研究的目的是描述助产服务对象在整个生命周期中的生活经历。采用了一种现象学方法的定性研究。对12名助产服务对象进行了有目的抽样的深入访谈。研究问题是：您接受助产护理的经历是怎样的？访谈进行了录音并逐字转录。达到了数据饱和，并使用了来自科莱齐的分析程序。数据中出现了五个主题：1）寻求助产护理的决定；2）在治疗联盟中共同合作；3）制定分娩计划；4）分娩教育；5）助产护士作为整个生命周期的初级保健提供者。从倾听助产服务对象的声音中可以学到很多东西。
