Taiwanese Women's Experiences of Lactation Suppression After Stillbirth. Issue 4 (8th June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chen, Fu‐Hsuan; Chen, Shu‐Ling; Hu, Wen‐Yu
• Is Part Of: Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing. Volume 44:Issue 4(2015)
• Page Start: 510
• Page End: 517
• Publication Date: 2015-06-08
• Subjects: Maternity nursing -- Periodicals; Gynecologic nursing -- Periodicals; Newborn infants -- Care -- Periodicals; Pediatric nursing -- Periodicals; Genital Diseases, Female -- nursing; Obstetrical Nursing; Pediatric Nursing; 618.2
• DOI: 10.1111/1552-6909.12724
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0884-2175

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>ABSTRACT</title> <sec id="jogn12724-sec-0010" sec-type="section"> <title>Objective</title> <p>To explore the experiences of lactation suppression (LS) among Taiwanese women who experienced stillbirth after 20‐weeks gestation.</p> </sec> <sec id="jogn12724-sec-0020" sec-type="section"> <title>Design</title> <p>Qualitative research combining practitioner ethnography and the observ‐view method (participant observation and unstructured interviews while caring for participants).</p> </sec> <sec id="jogn12724-sec-0030" sec-type="section"> <title>Setting</title> <p>Participants were recruited from a medical center in central Taiwan between June 2013 and November 2014.</p> </sec> <sec id="jogn12724-sec-0040" sec-type="section"> <title>Participants</title> <p>Seven Taiwanese women who had stillbirths.</p> </sec> <sec id="jogn12724-sec-0050" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p>Data were collected by the observ‐view method. Recorded interviews were analyzed by content analysis.</p> </sec> <sec id="jogn12724-sec-0060" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>Participants described three core experiences: deciding to use LS without careful deliberation; psychological pain is substantially stronger than physical pain; and not regretting their choice regarding method of LS.</p> </sec> <sec id="jogn12724-sec-0070" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusion</title> <p>Physical pain often remains unaddressed because of the greater psychological pain following fetal death. Therefore, LS should be an essential component of follow‐up care as part of the discharge plan. Follow‐up should be for at least 14 days. More research is needed on nonpharmacological LS to address cultural differences and personal beliefs about methods of LS.</p> </sec> </abstract>