School of Nursing, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia (Mss Sciarratta, Rondini, and Seddon and Dr Mirabal-Beltran); College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia (Dr Barry); Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia (Dr Barry); and College of Arts and Sciences, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia (Ms Dube and Mr Katial).
J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2024;38(4):403-413. doi: 10.1097/JPN.0000000000000803. Epub 2024 Nov 7.
The objective of this study was to explore childbirth experiences during COVID-19 visitor restrictions.
We used a descriptive phenomenological approach in our study, which took place in a postpartum unit at a level IV birthing hospital in the Mideastern United States, where 3617 births occurred in 2019.
A total of 22 participants who were older than 18 years, who gave birth at 37 weeks gestation or more, and who had at least 1 birth experience in the United States prior to the COVID-19 pandemic participated in this study. We assessed participants' birth experiences before and during COVID-19 visitor restrictions through in-depth interviews. Participant perspectives revealed the following 6 themes after an iterative analysis: A Shared Personal Connection is a Valued Trait, A Female Support Person is Important, Nurses Went the Extra Mile, Support People Help with Decision-Making, Two is an Ideal Number of Support People, and Increased Psychological Burden.
These findings are vital to inform hospital visitor policies moving forward in the endemic reality of COVID-19 pandemic.
本研究旨在探讨 COVID-19 访客限制期间的分娩体验。
我们在位于美国中东地区的一家四级分娩医院的产后病房中采用描述性现象学方法进行了这项研究，该医院 2019 年共有 3617 例分娩。
共有 22 名年龄在 18 岁以上、妊娠 37 周或以上、且在美国 COVID-19 大流行之前至少有 1 次分娩经历的参与者参加了这项研究。我们通过深入访谈评估了参与者在 COVID-19 访客限制之前和期间的分娩体验。经过迭代分析，参与者的观点揭示了以下 6 个主题：共同的个人联系是一种有价值的特质、女性支持者很重要、护士额外付出、支持人员帮助决策、2 人是理想的支持人数、以及心理负担增加。
这些发现对于在 COVID-19 大流行的流行现实中为未来的医院访客政策提供信息至关重要。
