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    Investigating Women's Experiences of Asthma Care in Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study

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    http://hdl.handle.net/11287/593849
    Author
    Chamberlain, Chervonne
    Williamson, G. R.
    Knight, Bridget
    Daly, Mark
    Halpin, David M
    Date
    2014-12-11
    Journal
    The open nursing journal
    Type
    Journal Article
    Publisher
    Open Nursing Journal
    DOI
    10.2174/1874434601408010056
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    Abstract
    Background : Most asthmatic women have normal pregnancies and complications are infrequent when their asthma is well-controlled. Symptom control and medical treatment are concerning to pregnant asthma suffers, as is the impact that their illness and treatment might have on their unborn baby. The aim was to investigate in a qualitative study the thoughts and feelings of women's experiences of asthma in pregnancy. Twenty-two women with asthma who had a pregnancy within two years were asked to participate. Seven women were interviewed when data saturation was achieved. Interviews were transcribed and analysed using the 'Framework' Method, independently analysed by two researchers and consensus reached concerning the construction of themes. The key themes that emerged were Asthma and pregnancy; Pregnancy and post-natal experiences; and Health professionals. These findings are globally interesting because of the prevalence of maternal asthma and they illustrate participants' experiences concerning their asthma care and their views on its improvement. Pregnant asthmatic women have concerns about their care and treatment which might be alleviated by outreach, joint working between respiratory doctors and nurse specialists, midwives and General Practice nurses. Targeted educational activities could form a part of this care delivery.
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    Open Nurs J. 2014;8:56-63.
    Publisher URL
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/25538796/
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