COVID-19 Pandemisinde Gebelik Süreci ve Doğum Korkusu

Year 2022, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 39 - 44, 20.04.2022

Özlem Akın Nülüfer Erbil

https://doi.org/10.48071/sbuhemsirelik.988885

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Dünyada milyonlarca insanın hayatını dramatik bir şekilde etkileyen COVID-19 pandemisi, gebe kadınlarda her zamankinden daha fazla endişe ve belirsizliklere neden olarak psikolojik bir yük oluşturmakta, olağandan daha fazla korkuya neden olmaktadır. Bu derlemenin amacı, COVID-19 pandemisinde gebelerde doğum korkusuna etki eden faktörler hakkında farkındalık sağlamaktır. Literatür taraması Google Akademik, PubMed, Web of Science veri tabanlarında Türkçe ve İngilizce “COVID-19”, “gebe”, “gebelik”, “doğum korkusu” “pandemi” anahtar kelimeleri kullanılarak yapıldı. Gebelerde, aile desteğinin yetersizliği, sağlık ekibiyle iletişim sorunları, bebeğin virüsle enfekte olma kaygısı ve kadınların doğum sonrası bebeklerinden ayrı kalma korkusunu içeren nedenlerle doğum korkusu oluşmaktadır. Kadınların büyük çoğunluğunun doğumdan korktuğu, en çok bebeklerinin sağlığı konusunda endişe duydukları, COVID-19 ile ilgili yanlış bilgilerin gebe kadınların korku ve kaygısını artırdığı, doğum tercihlerini ve doğum yerini etkilediği rapor edilmektedir. COVID-19 pandemisine bağlı sosyal izolasyonun, gebe kadınlarda sosyal destek yetersizliğine neden olduğu, doğum öncesi eğitim ve danışmanlığın gebelerin endişe ve korkusunu azaltmada olumlu etkisinin olduğu belirtilmektedir. COVID-19 pandemisinde, gebe kadınlara bilinçli, sürekli ve saygılı izlem ve desteğin sürdürülmesi, anne-çocuk sağlığı, aile ve toplum sağlığı için önemli olduğu kadar, her kadının pozitif bir doğum deneyimi yaşaması için de oldukça önemlidir.

Keywords

COVID-19, gebelik, hemşirelik, pandemi, korku

Pregnancy Process and Fear of Childbirth During COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic, which has dramatically affected the lives of millions of people around the world, have caused more anxiety and uncertainty in pregnant women than ever before, creating a psychological burden and more fear than usual. The purpose of this review was to raise awareness about the factors affecting the fear of childbirth in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic. The literature search was conducted using the keywords "COVID-19", "pregnant", "pregnancy", "fear of childbirth" and "pandemic" in Turkish and English in Google Academic, PubMed, Web of Science databases. Fear of childbirth occurs in pregnant women due to lack of family support, communication problems with the health care team, anxiety of the baby being infected with the virus, and the fear of women being separated from their babies after delivery. It is reported that the vast majority of women are fear of childbirth, they are most worried about the health of their babies, false information about COVID-19 increases the fear and anxiety of pregnant women, and it is also affects their birth preferences and place of birth. It is stated that social distance practices due to the COVID 19 pandemic cause a lack of social support in pregnant women, and prenatal education and counseling have a positive effect on reducing the anxiety and fear of pregnant women. In the COVID 19 pandemic, maintaining conscious, continuous and respectful monitoring and support for pregnant women is not only important not only for mother-child health, family and community health, but also for every woman to have a positive childbirth experience.

Keywords

COVID-19, fear of childbirth, pregnancy, nursing, pandemic

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