Spirituality and childbirth: An international virtual co-operative inquiry.
Women Birth
; 34(2): e135-e145, 2021 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
PROBLEM:
Medicalised maternity systems do not address spirituality as an aspect of childbirth and its practices of care. Neglecting the spiritual nature of childbirth may negatively affect psychological, emotional and physical wellbeing.BACKGROUND:
While there is growing interest in the spiritual side of childbirth there is a paucity of literature on the topic, and hence a lack of understanding generally about how to attend to women's needs for emotional and spiritual support in childbirth.AIM:
To collaboratively and through consensus explore ways that spirituality could be honoured in 2st Century maternity care.METHODS:
An online co-operative inquiry. Starting with a scoping exercise (N=17) nine co-inquirers continued to Phase One using online discussion boards and seven co-inquirers continued to Phase Two and Three. Co-inquirers were involved in international group work and individual reflective and transformational processes throughout.FINDINGS:
Four reflective themes emerged 'meaning and sense-making'; 'birth culture'; 'embodied relationships and intuition'; and 'space/place/time'. 'Spiritual midwifing' was an overarching theme. There were eight areas of individual transformation and actions concerning spirituality and birth 1) disseminating inquiry findings; 2) motivating conversations and new ways of thinking; 3) remembering interconnectedness across time and spaces; 4) transforming relationships; 5) transforming practice; 6) generating reflexivity; 7) inspiring self and others to change, and 8) inspiring creativity.CONCLUSION:
Spiritual awareness around birth experience emerges through relationships and is affected by the spatial environment. Spiritual midwifing is a relational approach to birth care that recognises and honours the existential significance and meaningfulness of childbirth.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Terapias Espirituais
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Espiritualidade
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Parto
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Cuidados de Enfermagem
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Women Birth
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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OBSTETRICIA
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article