Attitudes and Care Experiences of Nurses and Midwives Towards Obese Pregnant Women: A Qualitative Study

Year 2024, Volume: 13 Issue: 3, 657 - 665, 25.12.2024

Çiğdem Bilge , Rabia Atilla , Meltem Mecdi Kaydırak

https://doi.org/10.53424/balikesirsbd.1463707

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to examine and explain the attitudes and care experiences of nurses/midwives towards obese pregnant women in detail. Materials and Methods: This is a qualitative study that uses a phenomenological approach. The study included 30 nurses and midwives who were involved in the care of obese pregnant women. The research data were collected with the descriptive data form and semi-structured questionnaire by the researchers through face-to-face interviews. The data were analyzed using the theoretical thematic analysis technique. Results: Four main themes emerged from the data as experience, reaction, prejudice, and stigmatization. According to the results of the study, most of the midwives/nurses stated that they had negative care experiences with obese pregnant women. Many nurses and midwives stated that obese pregnant women have a high risk of complications, have difficulty in their care, and increase the workload. In addition, participants described obese pregnant women with expressions such as sick individual, immobile, gets tired quickly, and cannot breastfeed. Conclusion: In general, according to these results, it was determined that nurses/midwives mostly had negative care experiences towards obese pregnant women, were prejudiced against obese pregnant women and stigmatized them.

Keywords

Obesity, Pregnancy, Attitudes, Caring.

Project Number

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Hemşire ve Ebelerin Obez Gebelere Yönelik Tutumları ve Bakım Deneyimleri: Nitel Bir Çalışma

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, hemşire/ebelerin obez gebelere yönelik tutumlarını ve bakım deneyimlerini ayrıntılı olarak incelemek ve açıklamaktır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışma fenomenolojik yaklaşımın kullanıldığı nitel bir çalışmadır. Çalışmaya obez gebelerin bakımında yer alan 30 hemşire ve ebe dahil edilmiştir. Araştırma verileri, tanımlayıcı veri formu ve yarı yapılandırılmış soru formu ile araştırmacılar tarafından yüz yüze görüşme yoluyla toplanmıştır. Veriler teorik tematik analiz tekniği kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular: Verilerden deneyim, tepki, önyargı ve damgalama olmak üzere dört ana tema belirlenmiştir. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, hemşire/ebelerin çoğu obez gebelerle yönelik olumsuz bakım deneyimleri olduğunu belirtmiştir. Birçok hemşire ve ebe, obez gebelerin komplikasyon riskinin yüksek olduğunu, bakımlarında zorluk yaşadıklarını ve iş yükünü artırdıklarını belirtmiştir. Ayrıca katılımcılar obez gebeleri; hasta birey, hareketsiz, çabuk yorulan, emziremeyen gibi ifadelerle tanımlamışlardır. Sonuç: Genel olarak bu sonuçlara göre hemşire/ebelerin obez gebelere yönelik çoğunlukla olumsuz bakım deneyimlerinin olduğu, obez gebelere karşı önyargılı oldukları ve onları damgaladıkları belirlenmiştir.

Keywords

Obezite, Gebe, Tutumlar, Bakım.

Project Number

Yok

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