Adult Perceptions of Healthy Pregnancy
A Focus-Group Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15499374 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hae Won Kim (0000-0002-6730-1575, Seoul National University), Duck Hee Kim (0000-0003-3111-1873, Woosuk University), Hyang Yuol Lee (0000-0003-0979-8699, Catholic University of Korea, corresponding author), Young Jin Lee (0000-0003-2471-0325, Seoul National University), Hye Young Ahn (0000-0002-5353-671X, Eulji University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 2460-2460 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17072460 |
| PMID | 32260300 |
| OpenAlex | W3014598046 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
The fastest aging society with the lowest fertility rate can be buffered by support for healthy pregnancies using sociocultural approaches. We aimed to address adult perceptions of a healthy pregnancy and explored their needs and concerns about childbirth across the lifespan. We conducted a qualitative study using content analysis to investigate general perceptions of a healthy pregnancy after focus-group interviews with adult men and women. We interviewed 60 participants in nine group sessions of 5 to 8 people per group. Three major themes emerged that affect healthy pregnancies: Taking responsibility for a prepared pregnancy, factors that interfere with a healthy pregnancy, and improving strategies for a healthy pregnancy. For the first theme, the two main concerns were financial and parenthood preparation. Factors interfering with a healthy pregnancy had direct and indirect causes, considering personal, social, and cultural changes. Strategies for a healthy pregnancy included family and workplace support, systematic education, and governmental support for financial preparation and health screening. Participants averred that various kinds of support (financial, healthcare, and career) are needed for a healthy pregnancy and childbirth. This public awareness could promote better decisions toward healthy pregnancy with more sociocultural approaches in the various settings of home, school, and the workplace
Affect (linguistics · Childbirth · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Family medicine · Fertility · Focus group · Perception · Population · Pregnancy · Qualitative research · Social support · Sociocultural evolution · Global Maternal and Child Health · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |