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LOZANO ROMERO, Alba Norys  y  HERNANDEZ MOLINA, Luz Mery. Meaning of the first pregnancy in women over 35 years of age. av.enferm. [online]. 2016, vol.34, n.1, pp.8-18. ISSN 0121-4500.  https://doi.org/10.15446/av.enferm.v34n1.37302.

Objective: To describe the meaning of pregnancy for a group primigravid women over 35 years age, who obtained nursing care at a private clinic (IPS) in Bogotá. The participants were engaged through an outpatient health service from October 2011 to May 2012. Methodology: A qualitative-descriptive search was made. Open-ended, in-depth interviews were used in order to collect information from nine participants. Information analysis was made with the conventional content analysis method. Results: It was found that for the participants first pregnancy means a life choice, finding themselves, feeling scared and worried. This topic was called Discovering pregnancy. Conclusions: For the primigravid woman over 35 years maternity meant a life choice, which comes from a series of determining factors, mixed between traditional patterns and innovative ideas from society regarding maternity and women's development in society. Fear appears with the pregnancy process, but when high obstetric risk is diagnosed, fear increases considerably. This implies nursing actions in the context of education and promotion of pre-conception health with a risk and family approach.

Palabras clave : Pregnancy; Maternal Age; Prenatal Care; Pregnancy Complications.

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