Meaning of the Expectation of Childbirth on Primigravida Whose Fetus are Diagnosed with Congenital Heart Disease

Park,  Jum Mi; Shin,  Na Yeon

doi:2018.22.2.77

J Korean Soc Matern Child Health > Volume 22(2); 2018 > Article

Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health 2018;22(2):77-87.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21896/jksmch.2018.22.2.77 Published online May 31, 2018.

Meaning of the Expectation of Childbirth on Primigravida Whose Fetus are Diagnosed with Congenital Heart Disease

Jum Mi Park¹, Na Yeon Shin²

¹Division of Nursing, Namseoul University, Cheonan, Korea
²Department of Nursing, Bundang CHA Hospital, Gyeonggido, Korea

선천성 심장질환 태아를 임신한 초임부의 분만 기대감 의미

박점미¹, 신나연²

¹남서울대학교 간호학과
²분당차병원

Correspondence: Na Yeon Shin,
Email: nabong78@chamc.co.kr

Abstract

Purpose
This qualitative study aimed to describe the common themes of the expectations of childbirth on primigravida whose fetus are diagnosed with congenital heart disease.
Methods
A phenomenological method was used in this study. The data were collected by individual in-depth interviews with six participants during 2016~2017. Colaizzi’s phenomenology was adopted for this qualitative study as a research method.
Results
Four categories were derived from the data as following: ‘Acknowledge of life and waiting for the baby’, ‘Overcoming guilt and becoming stable’, ‘Strengthening for my baby’, ‘Trust toward medical staffs’.
Conclusion
The results of this study can guide nurses and health care workers to understand the expectation of childbirth on primigravida whose fetus are diagnosed with congenital heart disease and to implement individualized nursing interventions suited for them.

Key Words: childbirth, primigravida, qualitative research, congenital heart disease