Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10515777 | Midwifery | 2014 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
undertaking qualitative research within an RCT can illuminate the experience of the condition being studied. Women's experience of a pregnancy where LUTO was diagnosed in the fetus entailed an emotional journey following the visualisation of the abnormality through the use of routine ultrasound screening. Women tried to make sense of the diagnosis in order to make the best, albeit less than ideal, decisions for themselves, their baby, and their family. Midwives are in a good position to support women through the emotional distress of diagnosis and to help them negotiate the uncertain terrain in which they make decisions.
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Authors
Elaine (Professor of Health Sociology), Elizabeth (Senior Research Midwife), Stavroula (Research Assistant), Mark (Dame Hilda Lloyd Professor of Maternal and Fetal Medicine and Deputy Head of School),