Pregnant in a pandemic: stress techniques for a healthy pregnancy during a pandemic
2021 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [sv]
År 2019 drabbades världen av det nya Coronaviruset; SARS-CoV-2 som är det virus som orsakar sjukdomen COVID-19. Viruset har orsakat en internationell pandemi. Studier visar att gravida som insjuknar i COVID-19 under senare delen av graviditeten löper risk att föda prematurt. En pandemin kan ha påverkan på gravida kvinnors fysiska och psykiska hälsa. En viktig egenskap hos barnmorskan är att kunna bedöma, stödja och planera vården för gravida. Syftet med denna studie var att identifiera metoder som kan användas under en pandemi för att minska stress hos kvinnor under graviditeten och tiden efter barnets födelse. En litteraturöversikt genomfördes för att kartlägga befintlig kunskap inom området. I resultatet inkluderades 16 artiklar efter att ha genomgått en kvalitetsanalys. Resultatet togs fram genomen integrerad analys, vilket tydliggjorde faktorer som både ökade och minskade upplevd stress hos gravida under pandemin. Dessa faktorer var: oro angående hälsa, bristfälligt stöd, brist av fysisk aktivitet och sömn, ekonomisk oro, sociodemografiska faktorer, samt skyddande faktorer. Metoder som visade sig minska stress hos gravida kvinnor var tillgång till information och icke-farmakologiska behandlingar. Resultatet påvisade att upplevd stress hos gravida kvinnor under en pandemi kan minska genom ett ökat stöd, användning av metoder såsom mindfullness och fysiskt aktivitet, samt tillgång till information. Genom att aktivt arbeta med att förebygga psykisk ohälsa kan barnmorskor vara ett bra stöd för gravida kvinnor under en pandemi.
Abstract [en]
In 2019, the world was introduced to a new Coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2 which is the virus that causes the disease COVID-19. The virus has created an international pandemic. Studies show that pregnant women who fall ill with COVID-19 during the latter parts of pregnancy are at risk of premature birth. A pandemic can have an impact on pregnant women’s physical and mental health. Important characteristics of the midwife are to be able to assess, support and plan the care of pregnant women. The aim of this study was to identify methods to reduce stress for women during pregnancy and after childbirth. A literary review was conducted in order to identify current knowledge about stress in pregnancy during a pandemic. The result included 16 articles that were critically analyzed. The result was extracted through an integrated analysis, which presented factors that both increased and decreased perceived stress amongst pregnant women. These factors included: worries about health, lack of support, lack of physical activity and sleep, financial concerns, sociodemographic factors and protective factors. Methods found to reduce stress in pregnant women included having access to information and using non-pharmacological treatments. The result revealed that the perceived stress in pregnant women during a pandemic can be reduced by increasing support, using methods such as mindfulness, being physically active and having access to information. By actively working to prevent mental illness midwives can be a good support for pregnant women during a pandemic.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 35
Keywords [en]
Factors, Methods, Pandemic, Pregnancy, Stress
Keywords [sv]
Faktorer, Graviditet, Metoder, Pandemi, Stress
National Category
Nursing
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:shh:diva-4306OAI: oai:DiVA.org:shh-4306DiVA, id: diva2:1634079
Educational program
Barnmorskeprogrammet
Uppsok
Medicine
Supervisors
Examiners
2022-02-022022-02-012022-02-02Bibliographically approved