African american womens' experience of birth traum.

IF 2.1 4区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Courtney Evans
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Abstract

Objective: This study will seek to understand the lived experiences of birth trauma among African American women.

Background: Racial discrimination affects society and individuals, both physically and mentally. Racial discrimination has the capacity to affect birth outcomes (Alhusen et al., 2016). Overall, adverse pregnancy outcomes in general have been found to be higher in African Americans than in Caucasians (Christian et al., 2012). Reducing disparities in birth outcomes has been said to be a national priority in the U.S for some time (Sage MacDorman, 2011); yet, the problem still exists, with no known decreases in reporting. One important initiative to decrease the risk of further problems is to understand the lived experiences of birth trauma and racism.

Methods: This study used a descriptive phenomenological approach to understand the lived experiences of birth trauma among African American women.

Results: There were six themes that consistently emerged from participants narratives: (1) feeling alone, (2) feeling misunderstood, (3) doubting oneself/feeling incapable, (4) loss of hope, (5) feeling angry, and (6) prompt to action.

Conclusion: Understanding the lived experiences of birth trauma can contribute to greater empathy and understanding. It may also contribute to changing policies and/or changes in responses. By seeking to understand the lived experiences of a minority population, the study may impact initiatives aimed at reducing disparities in birth outcomes.

非裔美国妇女的分娩创伤经历。
目的: 本研究将试图了解非裔美国妇女的分娩创伤生活经历:本研究将试图了解非裔美国妇女的分娩创伤生活经历:背景:种族歧视对社会和个人的身心都有影响。种族歧视会影响分娩结果(Alhusen 等人,2016 年)。总体而言,非裔美国人的不良妊娠结局高于白种人(Christian 等人,2012 年)。据说,一段时间以来,减少出生结果的差异已成为美国的国家优先事项(Sage MacDorman,2011 年);然而,问题依然存在,报告的数量也没有减少。减少进一步问题风险的一个重要举措是了解出生创伤和种族主义的生活经历:本研究采用描述性现象学方法来了解非裔美国妇女的分娩创伤生活经历:结果:参与者的叙述中不断出现六个主题:(1) 感到孤独;(2) 感到被误解;(3) 怀疑自己/感到自己没有能力;(4) 失去希望;(5) 感到愤怒;(6) 促使采取行动:结论:了解分娩创伤的生活经历有助于增进同理心和理解。结论:了解分娩创伤的亲身经历有助于增进同情和理解,也有助于改变政策和/或改变应对措施。通过了解少数群体的生活经历,该研究可能会对旨在减少出生结果差异的措施产生影响。
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Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology
Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
CiteScore
6.80
自引率
8.00%
发文量
55
期刊介绍: The Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology reports and reviews outstanding research on psychological, behavioural, medical and social aspects of human reproduction, pregnancy and infancy. Medical topics focus on obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics and psychiatry. The growing work in relevant aspects of medical communication and medical sociology are also covered. Relevant psychological work includes developmental psychology, clinical psychology, social psychology, behavioural medicine, psychology of women and health psychology. Research into psychological aspects of midwifery, health visiting and nursing is central to the interests of the Journal. The Journal is of special value to those concerned with interdisciplinary issues. As a result, the Journal is of particular interest to those concerned with fundamental processes in behaviour and to issues of health promotion and service organization.
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