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High-risk pregnancy in women with heart disease
- Source :
- Enfermería: Cuidados Humanizados, Vol 9, Iss 2 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Universidad Católica del Uruguay, 2020.
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Abstract
- Framework: Although gestation marks some of the most important moments in a woman’s life, it becomes complex when associated with the problems, limitations, and risks inherent in heart disease. Objective: to comprehend the meanings women with heart disease attribute to their high-risk pregnancy and to identify their perception of the risks to the mother-child binomial. Methodology: A quantiqualitative study involving 39 pregnant women with heart disease from a public university of an inland city of São Paulo, Brazil, was conducted. Data were collected through interviews with patients and analyzed using the Discourse of the Collective Subject. Results: This study showed high-risk gestation is a process linked to personal satisfaction and fulfillment of a dream, often associated with a lack of planning, uncertainties and fears. Some participants anchored in religion/spirituality to overcome difficulties, while others used self-reliance as a support. The risks are poorly understood and often underestimated. Conclusion: High-risk gestation is a process associated with personal satisfaction, fulfillment of a dream and even a common experience, often permeated by negative feelings about the inevitable risks to the mother-child binomial.
- Subjects :
- high-risk pregnancy
coronary diseases
qualitative research
Nursing
Medicine
RT1-120
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English, Spanish; Castilian, Portuguese
- ISSN :
- 16888375, 23936606, and 81250568
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Enfermería: Cuidados Humanizados
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.3f812505683b401792e93bad4faccb1b
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.22235/ech.v9i2.2087