Exploring Women’s Experiences of Amniocentesis: A Qualitative Content Analysis
Background: The decision and experience of high-risk pregnant women to undergo amniocentesis can depend on their setting, context, social structures, and significant others, including cultural values and beliefs. What is less understood is women’s experience with decision-making, which may contribut...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2025-01-01
|
| Series: | Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_107_23 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832087277258407936 |
|---|---|
| author | Jaruwan Kownaklai Umaporn Kuasit Nanthiya Thaicharoen |
| author_facet | Jaruwan Kownaklai Umaporn Kuasit Nanthiya Thaicharoen |
| author_sort | Jaruwan Kownaklai |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Background:
The decision and experience of high-risk pregnant women to undergo amniocentesis can depend on their setting, context, social structures, and significant others, including cultural values and beliefs. What is less understood is women’s experience with decision-making, which may contribute to their anxiety during and after amniocentesis. This study aimed to explore the decision-making experiences of Thai pregnant women undergoing amniocentesis.
Materials and Methods:
A qualitative content analysis approach was employed to collect and analyze data. Purposive sampling and in-depth interviews were conducted between July and October 2021 with 15 Thai high-risk pregnant women after undergoing amniocentesis. Data analysis involved multiple readings of transcriptions to discern themes and understanding of the women’s stories.
Results:
Four themes of decision-making experiences were identified: (1) “Shocked, worried, and questioned why the risk was high”; (2) “Does my baby have Down syndrome? I want to know”; (3) “Worried”; and (4) “Relief from anxiety.”
Conclusions:
Women’s experiences with amniocentesis involved uncertain positive and negative feelings through the journey of undergoing, waiting, and receiving the test results. The nurses and nurse-midwives played an important role in counseling Thai pregnant women about whether to undergo amniocentesis. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-ddfa20fd8e57489a9a81df2b382a86b8 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1735-9066 2228-5504 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2025-01-01 |
| publisher | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research |
| spelling | doaj-art-ddfa20fd8e57489a9a81df2b382a86b82025-02-06T06:27:13ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research1735-90662228-55042025-01-01301748010.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_107_23Exploring Women’s Experiences of Amniocentesis: A Qualitative Content AnalysisJaruwan KownaklaiUmaporn KuasitNanthiya ThaicharoenBackground: The decision and experience of high-risk pregnant women to undergo amniocentesis can depend on their setting, context, social structures, and significant others, including cultural values and beliefs. What is less understood is women’s experience with decision-making, which may contribute to their anxiety during and after amniocentesis. This study aimed to explore the decision-making experiences of Thai pregnant women undergoing amniocentesis. Materials and Methods: A qualitative content analysis approach was employed to collect and analyze data. Purposive sampling and in-depth interviews were conducted between July and October 2021 with 15 Thai high-risk pregnant women after undergoing amniocentesis. Data analysis involved multiple readings of transcriptions to discern themes and understanding of the women’s stories. Results: Four themes of decision-making experiences were identified: (1) “Shocked, worried, and questioned why the risk was high”; (2) “Does my baby have Down syndrome? I want to know”; (3) “Worried”; and (4) “Relief from anxiety.” Conclusions: Women’s experiences with amniocentesis involved uncertain positive and negative feelings through the journey of undergoing, waiting, and receiving the test results. The nurses and nurse-midwives played an important role in counseling Thai pregnant women about whether to undergo amniocentesis.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_107_23amniocentesislife experiencematernal serum screening testnurse-midwivesqualitative research |
| spellingShingle | Jaruwan Kownaklai Umaporn Kuasit Nanthiya Thaicharoen Exploring Women’s Experiences of Amniocentesis: A Qualitative Content Analysis Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research amniocentesis life experience maternal serum screening test nurse-midwives qualitative research |
| title | Exploring Women’s Experiences of Amniocentesis: A Qualitative Content Analysis |
| title_full | Exploring Women’s Experiences of Amniocentesis: A Qualitative Content Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Exploring Women’s Experiences of Amniocentesis: A Qualitative Content Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring Women’s Experiences of Amniocentesis: A Qualitative Content Analysis |
| title_short | Exploring Women’s Experiences of Amniocentesis: A Qualitative Content Analysis |
| title_sort | exploring women s experiences of amniocentesis a qualitative content analysis |
| topic | amniocentesis life experience maternal serum screening test nurse-midwives qualitative research |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_107_23 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT jaruwankownaklai exploringwomensexperiencesofamniocentesisaqualitativecontentanalysis AT umapornkuasit exploringwomensexperiencesofamniocentesisaqualitativecontentanalysis AT nanthiyathaicharoen exploringwomensexperiencesofamniocentesisaqualitativecontentanalysis |