2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Analysis of the psychological process of pregnant women who underwent long-term hospitalization after transfer to hospital

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23890178
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Lifelong developmental nursing
Research Institution	Mie Prefectural College of Nursing
Principal Investigator	IWATA Tomomi 三重県立看護大学, 看護学部, 助手 (20609292)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2012
Keywords	看護学 / ハイリスク妊娠 / 母体搬送 / 切迫早産 / 長期入院 / 心理過程 / 心理
Research Abstract	The objective of the present study was to elucidate the psychological process of pregnant women with threatened premature delivery who experienced long-term continuation of pregnancy and hospitalization after transfer to hospital from the period before transfer to delivery. Semi-structured interviews were conducted during the first seven months after delivery for five women who underwent continuation of pregnancy and hospitalization for at least two weeks after transfer to hospital. The results of qualitative, inductive analysis of verbatim records showed that pregnant women with threatened premature delivery set targets related to fetal development and prognosis and developed a positive outlook after surpassing the targeted number of weeks of pregnancy.

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