The support provision and self-support journey of partners in high-risk pregnancies with comorbidities: A meta-synthesis analysis

IF 2.6 3区医学 Q1 NURSING

Midwifery Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI:10.1016/j.midw.2025.104463

Zeyi Zhang , Longshan Yang , Heng Cao , Feng Li

{"title":"The support provision and self-support journey of partners in high-risk pregnancies with comorbidities: A meta-synthesis analysis","authors":"Zeyi Zhang , Longshan Yang , Heng Cao , Feng Li","doi":"10.1016/j.midw.2025.104463","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aims</h3><div>To explore the support provision and self-support journey of partners in high-risk pregnancies with comorbidities by integrating qualitative findings.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This is a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. We systematically reviewed six electronic databases for relevant studies published from inception to January 2025. Inductive thematic analysis was used for data analysis. We created a journey map to illustrate the experiences of partners throughout the key timepoints during the high-risk pregnancies complicated by comorbidities.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>18 studies were included. Totally 13 analytic themes with 31 descriptive themes emerged from the four-phase (prenatal screening period, treatment during pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum) journey. Examples for analytic themes included Multiple Factors Shaping Partners’ Caregiving Readiness and Role Definition, Self-support void, Engagement in High-Risk Pregnancy Healthcare Involves Both Reassurance and Challenges.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Role of partners in supporting women with high-risk pregnancies complicated by comorbidities and their involvement in self-care across full journey was highlighted.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18495,"journal":{"name":"Midwifery","volume":"148 ","pages":"Article 104463"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Midwifery","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266613825001810","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"NURSING","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Abstract

Aims

To explore the support provision and self-support journey of partners in high-risk pregnancies with comorbidities by integrating qualitative findings.

Methods

This is a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. We systematically reviewed six electronic databases for relevant studies published from inception to January 2025. Inductive thematic analysis was used for data analysis. We created a journey map to illustrate the experiences of partners throughout the key timepoints during the high-risk pregnancies complicated by comorbidities.

Results

18 studies were included. Totally 13 analytic themes with 31 descriptive themes emerged from the four-phase (prenatal screening period, treatment during pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum) journey. Examples for analytic themes included Multiple Factors Shaping Partners’ Caregiving Readiness and Role Definition, Self-support void, Engagement in High-Risk Pregnancy Healthcare Involves Both Reassurance and Challenges.

Conclusion

Role of partners in supporting women with high-risk pregnancies complicated by comorbidities and their involvement in self-care across full journey was highlighted.

查看原文本刊更多论文

伴合并症的高危妊娠伴侣的支持提供和自我支持历程：一项综合分析

目的结合定性研究结果，探讨高危妊娠伴发合并症患者伴侣的支持提供及自我支持历程。方法：这是一项定性研究的综合研究。我们系统地回顾了6个电子数据库从成立到2025年1月发表的相关研究。数据分析采用归纳主题性分析。我们创建了一个旅程地图来说明在高危妊娠合并合并症的关键时间点伴侣的经历。结果共纳入18项研究。在产前筛查、妊娠期治疗、分娩和产后四个阶段共出现了13个分析主题和31个描述主题。分析主题的例子包括影响伴侣照顾准备和角色定义的多种因素，自我支持的空虚，高风险妊娠保健的参与包括保证和挑战。结论强调了伴侣在高危妊娠合并合并症妇女全程支持和自我护理中的作用。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

Midwifery 医学-护理

CiteScore

4.50

自引率

7.40%

发文量

221

审稿时长

13.4 weeks

期刊介绍： Midwifery publishes the latest peer reviewed international research to inform the safety, quality, outcomes and experiences of pregnancy, birth and maternity care for childbearing women, their babies and families. The journal’s publications support midwives and maternity care providers to explore and develop their knowledge, skills and attitudes informed by best available evidence. Midwifery provides an international, interdisciplinary forum for the publication, dissemination and discussion of advances in evidence, controversies and current research, and promotes continuing education through publication of systematic and other scholarly reviews and updates. Midwifery articles cover the cultural, clinical, psycho-social, sociological, epidemiological, education, managerial, workforce, organizational and technological areas of practice in preconception, maternal and infant care. The journal welcomes the highest quality scholarly research that employs rigorous methodology. Midwifery is a leading international journal in midwifery and maternal health with a current impact factor of 1.861 (© Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports 2016) and employs a double-blind peer review process.