When Your Pregnancy Echoes Your Illness: Transition to Motherhood With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Qual Health Res
; 28(8): 1283-1294, 2018 07.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29577847
ABSTRACT
Our aim is to provide an understanding of the experience of women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who have made the transition to motherhood. A total of 22 mothers with IBD were recruited from around the United Kingdom. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and analyzed using thematic analysis. The central concept- Blurred Lines-offers a novel frame for understanding the transition to motherhood with IBD through identifying parallels between having IBD and becoming, and being, a mother. Parallels clustered into three main themes Need for Readiness, Lifestyle Changes, and Monitoring Personal and Physical Development. Hence, women with IBD are in some ways well prepared for the challenges of motherhood even though, as a group, they tend to restrict their reproductive choices. We recommend health professionals initiate conversations about reproduction early and provide a multidisciplinary approach to pregnancy and IBD in which women have confidence that their ongoing treatment will be integrated successfully with their maternity care.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pregnancy Complications
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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
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Life Style
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Mothers
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Qual Health Res
Journal subject:
ENFERMAGEM
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PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United kingdom