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Routine ultrasound investigations in the second trimester of pregnancy: the experiences of immigrant parents in Sweden

Författare

Summary, in English

Objective: to describe the experiences of immigrant parents of an ultrasound examination in the second trimester of pregnancy, highlighting information, communication, thoughts, feelings and well-being. Methods: An exploratory, qualitative study using in-depth interviews with parents separately. Content analysis was used. A total of nine Farsi-speaking couples, in all 18 persons, who now live in Sweden, were interviewed. Results: Four main categories emerged from the parents' descriptions: experiencing professionals who were informative and communicative, experiencing the first encounter with their unborn child, experiencing a well-planned routine and experiencing a humanistic encounter within the health-care organisation. Conclusion: Parents saw the ultrasound examination as a means of: getting visual confirmation of their pregnancy, reassurance about the health and well-being of their foetus and making connection with their baby; and receiving confirmation of their baby's gender. The parents were impressed by the quality of their communication with the care-givers, which influenced their judgement of the whole procedure, including the technical quality of the care.

Publiceringsår

2012

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

312-325

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volym

30

Issue

3

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Taylor & Francis

Ämne

  • Psychology

Nyckelord

  • ultrasound
  • pregnancy
  • knowledge
  • immigrant
  • experience

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 0264-6838