An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Perinatal Experiences in an Acute Setting during Early Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic was highly disruptive for people delivering babies in-hospital and for obstetrical healthcare professionals. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of people with or without COVID-19 giving birth in a community-based hospital to provide patient insight to obst...
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| author | Sharon Hoosein Pamela Winchester Stephanie Babinski Naomi Smith Payalben Bhavsar Susan Law |
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| description | The COVID-19 pandemic was highly disruptive for people delivering babies in-hospital and for obstetrical healthcare professionals. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of people with or without COVID-19 giving birth in a community-based hospital to provide patient insight to obstetrical care providers regarding the services/policies used during the pandemic. Nine interviews were conducted with participants within six months of giving birth in-hospital – four who tested positive for COVID-19 and five who tested negative. Seven themes were identified in the analysis: conflicting emotions; experiences of COVID-related protocols; altered experiences of pregnancy and birth; other aspects of in-hospital care; support from family and friends; interactions and communications with the healthcare team; and seeking information. Results were positively received by the perinatal clinical team and changes were identified to further improve experiences of care. A deeper understanding of patients' lived experiences of hospital services available during public health emergencies can offer important, actionable information for healthcare providers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-39b0a1ff6a5042fa9a3c314968f8fa092025-01-08T20:21:43ZengThe Beryl InstitutePatient Experience Journal2372-02472024-11-0111310.35680/2372-0247.1896An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Perinatal Experiences in an Acute Setting during Early Phases of the COVID-19 PandemicSharon HooseinPamela WinchesterStephanie BabinskiNaomi SmithPayalben BhavsarSusan LawThe COVID-19 pandemic was highly disruptive for people delivering babies in-hospital and for obstetrical healthcare professionals. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of people with or without COVID-19 giving birth in a community-based hospital to provide patient insight to obstetrical care providers regarding the services/policies used during the pandemic. Nine interviews were conducted with participants within six months of giving birth in-hospital – four who tested positive for COVID-19 and five who tested negative. Seven themes were identified in the analysis: conflicting emotions; experiences of COVID-related protocols; altered experiences of pregnancy and birth; other aspects of in-hospital care; support from family and friends; interactions and communications with the healthcare team; and seeking information. Results were positively received by the perinatal clinical team and changes were identified to further improve experiences of care. A deeper understanding of patients' lived experiences of hospital services available during public health emergencies can offer important, actionable information for healthcare providers.https://pxjournal.org/journal/vol11/iss3/12qualitativepandemicbirthacute settingpatient experiences |
| spellingShingle | Sharon Hoosein Pamela Winchester Stephanie Babinski Naomi Smith Payalben Bhavsar Susan Law An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Perinatal Experiences in an Acute Setting during Early Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic Patient Experience Journal qualitative pandemic birth acute setting patient experiences |
| title | An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Perinatal Experiences in an Acute Setting during Early Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full | An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Perinatal Experiences in an Acute Setting during Early Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Perinatal Experiences in an Acute Setting during Early Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Perinatal Experiences in an Acute Setting during Early Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_short | An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Perinatal Experiences in an Acute Setting during Early Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_sort | exploratory qualitative study of perinatal experiences in an acute setting during early phases of the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | qualitative pandemic birth acute setting patient experiences |
| url | https://pxjournal.org/journal/vol11/iss3/12 |
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