Nurse-midwives’ perceptions of parturient women’s emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.12707/RVI23.152.34110Keywords:
nurse midwives, pregnant women, COVID-19, fear, parturitionAbstract
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected the mental health of pregnant, parturient, and puerperal women.
Objective: To explore nurse-midwives’ perceptions of parturient women’s emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methodology: A descriptive and qualitative study was conducted with 22 nurse-midwives from Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Data were collected from May to July 2021 through individual interviews and subjected to thematic content analysis.
Results: Emotions such as fear, anxiety, apprehension, anguish, and worry were associated with concerns about the new disease, the uncertainties of giving birth in a hospital setting, and the lack of information during prenatal care. Also, the restrictions on birth companions and visits led parturient women to feel abandoned and frustrated, increasing their distress.
Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic increased parturient women’s emotional vulnerability and compromised their civil rights and personal experience of childbirth. This situation has underscored the importance of nurse-midwives’ care as it considers and values the emotions of parturient women.
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