Birth Experience in Syrian Refugee Women in Turkey: A Descriptive Phenomenological Qualitative Study
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Date
2021
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Publisher
Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Abstract
A negative birth experience affects the woman's subsequent pregnancy, and delivery processes negatively, decreases patient satisfaction, and the high anxiety/stress experienced during pregnancy/delivery is transferred to the next generations by epigenetic transmission. In this study, women's birth experiences of Syrian refugees in Turkey aimed to describe in-depth. It was designed as a descriptive phenomenological qualitative study. Fifteen refugee women included in the sample gave birth in Turkey, living in Turkey's southern city. In-depth interviews were conducted with women. Six themes were formed in the results: quantitatively enough but unsatisfactory service, not providing autonomy, think that she was neglected, no respect to privacy, feeling loneliness/fear in the delivery room, and prejudice. The factors that negatively affect the pregnancy and birth experiences of Syrian refugee women are language/communication barriers, the provision of care services that are incompatible with their religious and cultural values, and their prejudice regarding discrimination.
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Birth experience, descriptive phenomenological qualitative study, Syrian refugee women, Turkey
Journal or Series
Women & Health
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Q3
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Volume
61
Issue
5
