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- Title
Malestar psicológico en mujeres con embarazo de alto riesgo.
- Authors
Gómez López, María Eugenia; Berenzon Gorn, Shoshana; Lara, María Asunción; María Emily Ito Sugiyama
- Abstract
The emotional experience of maternity in high-risk pregnant women is a subject that has been seldom studied, despite the importance of preserving the emotional health of women during this stage. This research analyzed the experience of psychological distress in women with high-risk pregnancy according to the medical risk diagnosed, their experience of maternity and the role of the partner, family and support networks during pregnancy. An instrumental multiple cases study was performed. By semi-structured interviews, we interviewed 12 adults' women with medical diagnosis of high-risk pregnancy and three groups were formed. A Kvale analysis of meanings was performed on data. The results showed that the experience of motherhood and the manifestation of psychological distress in these women were different depending on the diagnosed medical risk; it may be of lower or higher intensity due to the lack of family planning, previous obstetric experiences, the lack of living children and also the support of the partner and the family. High-risk pregnant women lived mateity as a painful experience, with great anxiety and fear of losing the new pregnancy for medical complications.
- Publication
Summa Psicológica UST, 2016, Vol 13, Issue 1, p89
- ISSN
0718-0446
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18774/448x.2016.13.277