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The social and psychological consequences of women getting pregnant with fertility treatment: A qualitative study
Author(s) -
Sahin Berrak Mizrak,
Gursoy Elif
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12641
Subject(s) - fertility , thematic analysis , infertility , pregnancy , descriptive research , psychology , qualitative research , social isolation , clinical psychology , descriptive statistics , developmental psychology , medicine , psychiatry , population , sociology , social science , statistics , mathematics , environmental health , biology , genetics
Purpose This study focuses on psychological and social problems of women getting pregnant with fertility before and after pregnancy. This study to gain a more in‐depth understanding of the processes in which infertility affected the kinds of psychological and social consequences they experienced. Design and Methods A qualitative descriptive design was used in the study. The descriptive and thematic content analysis methods were used for the analysis of the data obtained for the study. Findings The identified themes are as follows: (1) society's social and psychological pressure, (2) isolation from the “fertile” world, (3) effects on marital relationship, (4) perspectives of family members, (5) experiencing pregnancy. Implications for Nursing Practice Supportive counseling provided by nurses can be an integral component of treatment in infertile women.