Mohammadi Easa, Nourizadeh Roghaiyeh, Simbar Masoumeh
Department of Nursing, Medical Sciences Faculty, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Reproductive Health, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2015 Mar-Apr;20(2):255-62.
Many women, throughout their life cycle, experience unintended pregnancy and its subsequent induced abortion. Nonetheless, women's perceptions of this phenomenon - particularly in countries prohibiting elective abortion - are poorly known. The aim of this study was to explore Iranian Azeri women's perceptions of unintended pregnancy.
This was a conventional content analysis study conducted in Tabriz, Iran. The data were collected through 31 semi-structured interviews with 23 women who had recently experienced an unintended pregnancy. The study participants were recruited using the purposive sampling method. Sampling started in March 2013 and continued until reaching data saturation, i.e. till August 2013. Data analysis was carried out concurrently with data collection. MAXQDA 10.0 software was employed for managing the study data.
The study data analysis process yielded the formation of three main themes including negative effects of unintended pregnancy on daily life, fear of being stigmatized with violating social norms, and abortion panic, which in turn constituted the broader overarching theme of "threat supposition." In other words, following an unintended pregnancy, the study participants had experienced different levels of fear and threat depending on their personal, family, and socio-cultural backgrounds.
Women perceive unintended pregnancy as a challenging and threatening situation. An unintended pregnancy can threaten women's lives through social deprivations, growing instability, and putting both mother and baby at risk for physical and psychosocial problems. On the other hand, an unsafe illegal abortion could have potentially life-threatening complications. To cope with such a situation, women need strong social support. Healthcare providers can fulfill such women's need for support by developing pre-abortion counseling services and providing them with professional counseling. Also, strengthening women's support system by policy-makers is recommended.
许多女性在其整个生命周期中都会经历意外怀孕及其随后的人工流产。然而，人们对女性对这一现象的看法知之甚少，尤其是在禁止选择性堕胎的国家。本研究的目的是探讨伊朗阿塞拜疆女性对意外怀孕的看法。
这是一项在伊朗大不里士进行的传统内容分析研究。通过对23名近期经历过意外怀孕的女性进行31次半结构化访谈收集数据。采用目的抽样法招募研究参与者。抽样于2013年3月开始，持续到达到数据饱和，即直到2013年8月。数据分析与数据收集同时进行。使用MAXQDA 10.0软件管理研究数据。
研究数据分析过程产生了三个主要主题，包括意外怀孕对日常生活的负面影响、因违反社会规范而害怕被污名化以及堕胎恐慌，这些反过来构成了“威胁假设”这一更广泛的总体主题。换句话说，在意外怀孕后，研究参与者根据其个人、家庭和社会文化背景经历了不同程度的恐惧和威胁。
女性将意外怀孕视为一种具有挑战性和威胁性的情况。意外怀孕可能通过社会剥夺、日益增加的不稳定性以及使母亲和婴儿面临身体和心理社会问题的风险来威胁女性的生活。另一方面，不安全的非法堕胎可能会有潜在的危及生命的并发症。为应对这种情况，女性需要强大的社会支持。医疗保健提供者可以通过开展堕胎前咨询服务并为她们提供专业咨询来满足这些女性对支持的需求。此外，建议政策制定者加强女性的支持系统。
