Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/51142
Title: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pregnant Women: A Qualitative Approach
Authors: Uludağ, Elif
Goral Türkçü, Sinem
Serçekus, Pınar
Özkan, Sevgi
Keywords: COVID-19
pregnancy
feelings
thoughts
behaviors
Mental-Health
Depression
Anxiety
Publisher: Springer Publishing Co
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Pregnant women are one of the special groups most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to analyze how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the feelings, thoughts, and behaviors of pregnant women.METHOD: A descriptive phenomenological approach was employed to explore the experiences of 15 pregnant women. Data were gathered by using semi-structured interviews focusing on pregnant women's feelings, thoughts and behaviors. Word cloud analysis and content analysis were performed.FINDINGS: Data analysis revealed three main themes: emotions, hardships, and coping. Emotions were grouped into five categories: fear, anxiety, disappointment, loneliness, and regret. Hardships were grouped into two categories: physical and financial. Coping was grouped into four categories: social support, normalization, religious practices, and positive thinking. According to word cloud analysis, the most frequently mentioned words were pregnant, COVID-19, anxiety, fear, positive thinking, hardships, regret, stress, affect, and alone.CONCLUSIONS: Women experienced feelings of fear, anxiety, disappointment, loneliness, and regret in the prenatal period. They also faced physical and financial hardships and benefited from social sup-port, normalization, religious practices, and positive thinking to cope with these hardships.
URI: https://doi.org/10.1891/IJC-2021-0066
https://hdl.handle.net/11499/51142
ISSN: 2156-5287
2156-5295
Appears in Collections:Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Koleksiyonu
Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection
WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection

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