* 'Me and my bump': an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experiences of pregnancy for vulnerable women.
- Eight pregnant women, considered to be 'vulnerable' due to exposure to a number of underlying risk factors, participated in semi-structured interviews regarding their experiences of pregnancy and of Mellow Bumps, a 6-week targeted antenatal intervention. Interview transcripts were explored using interpretative phenomenological analysis. The analysis revealed five superordinate themes: pregnancy as a time of reflection; the body being taken over; pregnancy as an emotional rollercoaster; relationships as important; separating identities. Pre- and post-natal attachment theories were found to be useful in interpreting the data. Findings suggest that pregnancy may be 'normalising' and provide an important opportunity for building more positive representations of the self. Findings also provide clinical support for the assertion that the attachment relationship begins before birth. The Mellow Bumps intervention was uniformly seen as helpful. It appeared to nurture prenatal attachment relationships, playing a potentially protective role, by helping to establish the foundations for secure mother-infant relationships in the future. Meeting similar women and engaging in ordinary, supportive conversation during Mellow Bumps seemed to reduce feelings of isolation and stigma. Implications for clinical practice are considered.
=>客観的な態度の, 臨床の, 臨床治療の, 臨床, 分析的な, 冷静な, 客観的な, 病院に関するものだ,
病院関係の
Overview of adj clinical
The adj clinical has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (14) clinical -- (relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on
direct observation of patients; "clinical observation"; "clinical case study")
2. (1) clinical -- (scientifically detached; unemotional; "he spoke in the clipped clinical
monotones typical of police testimony")
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