School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia.
Molly Wardaguga Research Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Charles Darwin University, Level 11, 410 Ann Street, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2023 Sep 19;23(1):670. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-05993-9.
Internationally, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted maternity services. In Australia, this included changes to antenatal appointments and the reduction of support people during labour and birth. For women pregnant during the pandemic there were increased stressors of infection in the community and in hospitals along with increased periods of isolation from friends and families during lockdown periods. The aim of this study was to explore the real-time experiences of women who were pregnant and had a baby during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
This study followed seven women throughout their pregnancy and early parenthood. Women created audio or video recordings in real time using the Voqual app and were followed up by in-depth interviews after they gave birth.
Using narrative analysis their individual stories were compared and an overarching theme of 'feeling anxious' was found which was underpinned by the two themes 'model of care' and 'environment'.
These findings highlight the protective impact midwifery continuity of care has on reducing anxiety in women during the pandemic, and that the home environment can either be secure and safe or a place of isolation.
在国际上，COVID-19 大流行对产妇服务产生了影响。在澳大利亚，这包括产前预约的改变以及分娩期间支持人员的减少。对于在大流行期间怀孕的妇女来说，社区和医院的感染压力增加，加上封锁期间与朋友和家人隔离的时间增加。本研究旨在探讨在澳大利亚 COVID-19 大流行第一波期间怀孕并生育的妇女的实时体验。
本研究在整个怀孕期间和早期育儿期间对 7 名妇女进行了跟踪。妇女使用 Voqual 应用程序实时创建音频或视频记录，并在分娩后进行深入访谈。
通过叙述性分析比较了她们的个人故事，发现了一个总体主题“感到焦虑”，其基础是两个主题“护理模式”和“环境”。
这些发现强调了助产士连续性护理在减轻大流行期间妇女焦虑方面的保护作用，并且家庭环境既可以是安全的，也可以是隔离的。
