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The importance of ultrasound of primagravidae’s thoughts about their unborn child

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Author

  • K Dykes
  • Karin Stjernqvist

Summary, in English

Evaluated the importance of ultrasound to women’s thoughts about their unborn child. 10 first-time mothers (ages 22 – 33 years) with normal pregnancies were interviewed approxi¬mately 1 week before and 1 week after their first ultrasound screening. Analysis of the interviews was conducted using the techniques of grounded theory. The results show that ultrasound was of great importance for increasing the women’s awareness of bearing a child. This realization process was expressed in various categories of thoughts about the unborn child: 1. The existing fetus, 2. The coming child, 3. The woman’s life situation,

4. Parenthood and 5. Delivery. The paper examined the way in which ultrasound influences these categories of thought.

Publishing year

2001

Language

English

Pages

95-104

Publication/Series

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volume

19

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Topic

  • Psychology

Keywords

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Behavioral Medicine
  • Early Years - Education
  • Ethics & Legal issues in Mental Health
  • Health Psychology
  • Infancy
  • Nursing & Midwifery

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0264-6838