Listening to the Voices of Hospitalized High-Risk Antepartum Patient

Perspectivas do cuidado de enfermagem na gestação de alto risco: revisão integrativa

“…Se ratifica esta condición problemática ante el resultado de 180 entrevistas que evidenciaron que cuanto mayor fueran los niveles de estrés y ansiedad, menores los de bienestar espiritual, sustentando que la salud integral está fuertemente vinculada al acceso y consideración terapéutica de las dimensiones psíquicas, sociales, emocionales y espirituales. Por tanto, estimular a las mujeres a hablar de si y, por otro lado, mostrarse dispuestol para oirlas posibilita al enfermero trazar el plan de acciones reductoras de estrés, minimizando consecuentes incomodidades derivadas de la falta de armonía entre mente-cuerpo-espíritu [17][18] . Al considerar el impacto psicológico de embarazadas que fueron informadas en el primer trimestre gestacional sobre el alto riesgo de desarrollar pre-eclampsia, los resultados revelaron alto sentido de control interno, estrategias de busca de informaciones y cambios comportamentales, lo que indica sus esfuerzos en el sentido de minimizar el riesgo 19 .…”

The support needs of high-risk antenatal patients in prolonged hospitalisation

“…Multiple-bedded hospital rooms may be a comfort for some and a discomfort for others (Williams et al, 2007). When comparing the hospital to the patient's home, Richter et al (2007) found patients felt trapped when depending on others. All the patients agreed it was easier to maintain personal control and emotional comfort at home.…”

“…Lee et al (2007) describe helplessness as a feeling that nothing can be done to solve the problem (Lee et al, 2007). Patients also experience helplessness when they can no longer take care of their own needs (Richter et al, 2007).…”

Feminism and Women’s Control over Their Bodies in a Neoliberal Context: A Closer Look at Pregnant Women on Bed Rest

“…Side effects associated with bed rest include sleep disturbances, headaches, thromboembolic disease, atrophied muscles, backaches, bone demineralization, indigestion, fatigue, anxiety, depression, inability to work, and loss of wages (Allen, Glasziou, and Del Mar 1999;Heaman and Gupton 1998;Maloni and Kasper 1991;Maloni and Park 2005;Richter, Parkes, and Chaw-Kant 2007). Women on bed rest also experience increased fatigue and muscle weakness and an overall longer recovery time during the postpartum period than women who are not prescribed bed rest (Maloni et al 1993;Maloni and Park 2005;Schroeder 1998).…”