Pregnancy experiences of Western Australian women attending a specialist childbirth and mental illness antenatal clinic

Our purpose was to explore the pregnancy experiences of Australian women attending a specialized Childbirth and Mental Illness (CAMI) antenatal clinic. A qualitative exploratory design was selected to give voice to women with a severe mental illness receiving antenatal care. Telephone interviews wit...

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Main Authors: Hauck, Yvonne, Allen, S., Ronchi, F., Faulkner, D., Frayne, J., Nguyen, T.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Group LLC 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29844
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author Hauck, Yvonne
Allen, S.
Ronchi, F.
Faulkner, D.
Frayne, J.
Nguyen, T.
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Ronchi, F.
Faulkner, D.
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Nguyen, T.
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description Our purpose was to explore the pregnancy experiences of Australian women attending a specialized Childbirth and Mental Illness (CAMI) antenatal clinic. A qualitative exploratory design was selected to give voice to women with a severe mental illness receiving antenatal care. Telephone interviews with 41 women, 24 primiparous and 17 multiparous, were analysed using thematic analysis. Three themes emerged: ‘Building relationships’, ‘Acknowledged me as a person with special needs’ and ‘Respect and understanding without stigma’. Findings offer insight into care experiences possible within a multidisciplinary model developed to addresses psychiatric and obstetric needs of pregnant women with severe mental illness.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-298442019-02-19T04:28:11Z Pregnancy experiences of Western Australian women attending a specialist childbirth and mental illness antenatal clinic Hauck, Yvonne Allen, S. Ronchi, F. Faulkner, D. Frayne, J. Nguyen, T. Our purpose was to explore the pregnancy experiences of Australian women attending a specialized Childbirth and Mental Illness (CAMI) antenatal clinic. A qualitative exploratory design was selected to give voice to women with a severe mental illness receiving antenatal care. Telephone interviews with 41 women, 24 primiparous and 17 multiparous, were analysed using thematic analysis. Three themes emerged: ‘Building relationships’, ‘Acknowledged me as a person with special needs’ and ‘Respect and understanding without stigma’. Findings offer insight into care experiences possible within a multidisciplinary model developed to addresses psychiatric and obstetric needs of pregnant women with severe mental illness. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29844 10.1080/07399332.2012.736577 Taylor & Francis Group LLC fulltext
spellingShingle Hauck, Yvonne
Allen, S.
Ronchi, F.
Faulkner, D.
Frayne, J.
Nguyen, T.
Pregnancy experiences of Western Australian women attending a specialist childbirth and mental illness antenatal clinic
title Pregnancy experiences of Western Australian women attending a specialist childbirth and mental illness antenatal clinic
title_full Pregnancy experiences of Western Australian women attending a specialist childbirth and mental illness antenatal clinic
title_fullStr Pregnancy experiences of Western Australian women attending a specialist childbirth and mental illness antenatal clinic
title_full_unstemmed Pregnancy experiences of Western Australian women attending a specialist childbirth and mental illness antenatal clinic
title_short Pregnancy experiences of Western Australian women attending a specialist childbirth and mental illness antenatal clinic
title_sort pregnancy experiences of western australian women attending a specialist childbirth and mental illness antenatal clinic
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29844