Department of Maternal and Child Health Nursing, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Emergency Department, Al-Hussein Hospital, Salt, Jordan.
Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2022 Dec;17(1):2018773. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2021.2018773.
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has exponentially spread across the globe and formed one of the greatest health threats in history. Pregnant women are vulnerable, and their vulnerability is amplified by the associated containment measures of the pandemic. In this study, we aim to explore and describe expectant mothers' experiences during the lockdown of COVID-19.
A qualitative descriptive design was used. Eighteen pregnant and postpartum women were recruited through purposive and snowball sampling. Semi-structured phone call interviews were conducted by a female researcher. Braun and Clarke's thematic data analysis was followed.
Three main themes are developed: (1) Living with fears and uncertainties amid the COVID-19 pandemic, (2) Lockdown disrupting the normalcy of pregnancy, (3) Trying to control the chaos of life. Five subthemes underlined the three themes.
Findings portrayed expectant mothers' uncertainties, fears, and the fragility of the healthcare systems in responding to mothers' needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the pandemic has resulted in disruption of the normalcy of pregnancy, mothers sought adaptive means to protect themselves and maintain control. Governmental authorities and healthcare providers are directly responsible to maintain considerate perinatal care services for expectant mothers during lockdown and crises.
新型冠状病毒病（COVID-19）疫情在全球范围内迅速蔓延，成为历史上最大的健康威胁之一。孕妇较为脆弱，而大流行相关的防控措施使她们的脆弱性进一步放大。本研究旨在探讨并描述 COVID-19 封锁期间孕妇的体验。
采用定性描述性设计。通过目的抽样和滚雪球抽样，招募了 18 名孕妇和产后妇女。由一名女性研究人员进行半结构化电话访谈。随后进行了 Braun 和 Clarke 的主题数据分析。
提出了三个主要主题：（1）在 COVID-19 大流行中生活在恐惧和不确定性中，（2）封锁打乱了妊娠的正常状态，（3）试图控制生活的混乱。三个主题下有五个子主题。
研究结果描绘了孕妇在 COVID-19 大流行期间对不确定性、恐惧以及医疗保健系统应对母亲需求的脆弱性的体验。尽管大流行导致妊娠正常状态被打乱，但母亲们寻求适应性措施来保护自己并维持控制。政府当局和医疗保健提供者有直接责任在封锁和危机期间为孕妇提供周到的围产期护理服务。
