Pregnancy and childbirth: What changes in the lifestyle of women who become mothers?

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Emília De Carvalho Coutinho¹  Cristina Bastos Da Silva¹  Cláudia Margarida Balula Chaves¹  Paula Alexandra Batista Nelas¹  Vitória Barros Castro Parreira¹  Maria Odete Amaral¹  João Carvalho Duarte¹ 

关键词: pregnancy;    lifestyle;    change;    childbirth;    Embarazo;    Estilo de Vida;    Cambio;    Parto;    Gravidez;    Estilo de vida;    Mudança;    Parto;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-623420140000800004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Pregnancy is a period influenced by the interaction of several factors, therefore this study aimed to identify changes in lifestyles due to pregnancy and childbirth in Portuguese and immigrant women in Portugal. This is a qualitative study, using the semi-structured interview, with eighty-two Portuguese and immigrant women. Content analysis was used, with verbatim classification supported by Nvivo 10. It was authorized by an Ethics Commission. Results revealed that the primary changes in lifestyles due to pregnancy were in eating habits (nutrition), daily activity, exposure to danger, sleep and rest patterns, social and family relationships, going out, self-care, work, clothing and footwear, travel, health monitoring and sexual activity and substances consumption. The main change after the birth, manifested by these women, was that their lives began to revolve around their baby.

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