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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

maintenance, childbearing women, giving birth

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Nursing

Abstract

Entering a hospital is often an intimidating and stressful event for patients. They enter a world about which they often know very little. They may enter with apprehension about the unknown, their illness, or excitement about starting a new phase of life with the birth of a child. As they are experiencing the unknown, patients are often put into situations where they are told what to do and when to do it, sometimes with little or no explanation. Tasks that health care personnel consider routine are not only unfamiliar, but also are often very invasive, leaving patients feeling uncomfortable, helpless, or very vulnerable. These feelings can lead to loss of dignity. The purpose of this descriptive qualitative study was to gain an understanding of the perceptions of childbearing women about maintenance of dignity while laboring and giving birth.

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