Middle Range Theory of Traumatic Childbirth: The Ever-Widening Ripple Effect

Global Qualitative Nursing Research

Cheryl Tatano Beck¹ 

关键词: childbirth;    mothers;    mothering;    postpartum care;    posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD);    theory development;    trauma;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2333393615575313

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

A middle range theory of traumatic childbirth was developed using Morse’s method of theoretical coalescence. The scope of this qualitative theory was increased by formalizing the connections between 14 individual studies all conducted by the same researcher on the same topic, with different groups, using different research designs and different types of analyses. Axioms were derived from this research program along with attributes of traumatic childbirth, posttraumatic stress, and secondary traumatic stress. This middle range theory addresses the long-term chronic consequences of a traumatic birth for mothers including its impact on breastfeeding, subsequent childbirth, and the anniversary of birth trauma. The impact on fathers and clinicians present at the traumatic birth is highlighted as secondary traumatic stress comes into play. Troubling glimpses of difficulties in mother–infant bonding are revealed.

【 授权许可】

CC BY