Understanding the difficulties of delivery through the perspective of young women

Understanding the difficulties of delivery through the perspective of young women

This study was a phenomenological study to examine the meaning and structure of the difficulty of delivery after practicing the delivery process from the perspective of young women. Participants in this study conducted a total of three interviews with seven female college students aged 20 to 24. The interview data was conducted through the process of analysis and interpretation using the Giorgi method, a phenomenological research method, and as a result, 47 semantic units were derived, grouped into 12 property, and divided into 4 categories as final components. As a result of the analysis, young women"s thoughts on observing delivery consisted of "fear", "powerlessness", "disgust", and "inevitable fate". Based on the above meaning, the structure of young women"s thoughts on delivery was found to be a point of view that it is regrettable that delivery compensates for all difficulties and pain with the joy of birth. Accordingly, it is proposed to develop and apply a program that can actually alleviate the anxiety, fear, and physical discomfort experienced by women in childbearing age through childbirth.

This study was a phenomenological study to examine the meaning and structure of the difficulty of delivery after practicing the delivery process from the perspective of young women. Participants in this study conducted a total of three interviews with seven female college students aged 20 to 24. The interview data was conducted through the process of analysis and interpretation using the Giorgi method, a phenomenological research method, and as a result, 47 semantic units were derived, grouped into 12 property, and divided into 4 categories as final components. As a result of the analysis, young women"s thoughts on observing delivery consisted of "fear", "powerlessness", "disgust", and "inevitable fate". Based on the above meaning, the structure of young women"s thoughts on delivery was found to be a point of view that it is regrettable that delivery compensates for all difficulties and pain with the joy of birth. Accordingly, it is proposed to develop and apply a program that can actually alleviate the anxiety, fear, and physical discomfort experienced by women in childbearing age through childbirth.