作者
Vidanka Vasilevski, Linda Sweet, Zoe Bradfield, Alyce N Wilson, Yvonne Hauck, Lesley Kuliukas, Caroline SE Homer, Rebecca A Szabo, Karen Wynter
发表日期
2022/5/1
期刊
Women and Birth
卷号
35
期号
3
页码范围
298-306
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Background
In Australia, the provision of maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic was significantly altered to limit transmission of the virus. Many hospitals limited face-to-face appointments to only the pregnant woman and restricted the number of support people present during labour, birth, and postnatal visits to one person. How these restrictions were experienced by partners and support persons of childbearing women are unknown.
Aim
To explore the experiences of partners and support persons of women receiving maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods
A two-phased qualitative study including an online survey and interviews. Analysis was undertaken using content analysis.
Findings
Partners and support persons experienced a sense of ‘missing out’ from the pregnancy and maternity care experience because of changes in the provision of care during the pandemic. They reported feelings …
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