Exploring Jordanian mothers' experiences of childbirth
L Mrayan1, J Abuidhail1, S Abujilban1
1Department of Maternal, Child and Family Health Nursing, School of Nursing, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13115, Jordan.
Aim:
To explore the experiences of Jordanian mothers who gave birth in three public hospitals.
Design:
A descriptive qualitative research design was used.
Methods:
Purposive sampling was used to choose the study participants. Semi-structured one-to-one in-depth interviews were conducted with twenty postpartum mothers who had recently given birth at three public hospitals and agreed to participate in the study. Thematic content analysis (TCA) was used to analyze the data and to identify the main themes.
Findings:
Three major themes were generated from the data collected: (1) Mothers' experiences of dehumanization and lack of dignity during childbirth; (2) Mothers' experiences of lack of privacy during childbirth; (3) Childbirth practices.
Conclusion And Implications:
This study explored the childbirth experiences of Jordanian mothers. This study found that the childbirth experience of mothers under study was not satisfactory. Many outdated childbirth practices are still widely used by healthcare providers. The results of this study should be an alarm to review on the quality of the maternal care services in Jordan hospitals.
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