Medically high-risk pregnancy: Women's perceptions of their relationships with health care providers.
Shari MunchJudith L M McCoydLaura CurranCara HarmonPublished in: Social work in health care (2019)
The purpose of this article is to examine women's perceptions of the patient-provider relationship in the context of medically high-risk pregnancy (MHRP). Sixteen in-depth interviews were conducted with women hospitalized for MHRP on a maternal-fetal medical unit in the US. Tenets of phenomenology guided the data analysis. We found that beyond normative stress related to managing physical aspects of MHRP, women reported added emotional stressors associated with navigating the fragmented health care environment. This study suggests that improved care coordination and systematic integration of psychosocial professionals within the perinatal interdisciplinary health care team are vital to reduce care-related stressors on this vulnerable patient group.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- pregnancy outcomes
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- data analysis
- pregnant women
- palliative care
- primary care
- mental health
- case report
- cervical cancer screening
- quality improvement
- physical activity
- affordable care act
- body mass index
- optical coherence tomography
- health information
- pain management
- chronic pain
- adipose tissue
- weight gain
- birth weight