Abstract

LAZA VASQUEZ, Celmira  and  PULIDO ACUNA, Gloria Paulina. Experience of preeclampsy: hardship for an unprepared woman. Rev. Univ. Ind. Santander. Salud [online]. 2014, vol.46, n.2, pp.159-168. ISSN 0121-0807.

Objective: To describe life experiences suffered by pregnant women with severe preeclampsia who were attended at Hospital de San José (Bogotá). Method: Qualitative phenomenological study. Ten puerperal women who suffered severe preeclampsia and were attended at Hospital San José during 2012 participated in the study. They were selected by intentional sampling; sample size was defined by saturation criteria. Information was collected by in-depth interview and data were analyzed by Colaizzi's proposal. Results: Study on disease's experiences rendered three categories. Two of them, the woman's life experience and women-premature newborn perception emerged as hardships who narrated the pathway of the pair from their hospitalization to their recovery at home. This pathway was signed by feelings such as fear, anguish, uncertainty, suffering due physical symptoms and to undergo painful medical procedures; their different supports are mentioned as well. Third category referred to lack of preparation of participants to engage disease and its implications. Conclusions: Primary health support networks, role of Nursing as support service for those pregnant women so affected and review of hospitalization conditions should be strenghtened. Preparation for emotional impact and the consequences of preeclampsia are issues to be discussed during antenatal control.

Keywords : Pre-eclampsia; Life experiences; Emotions; Perception; Nursing; Qualitative research.

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