Experiencing Trauma During or Before Pregnancy: Qualitative Secondary Analysis After Two Disasters.
Evacuation
Hurricane
Pregnancy
Qualitative analysis
Stress
Trauma
Wildfire
Journal
Maternal and child health journal
ISSN: 1573-6628
Titre abrégé: Matern Child Health J
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9715672
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2023
May 2023
Historique:
accepted:
12
02
2023
medline:
21
4
2023
pubmed:
11
3
2023
entrez:
10
3
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Despite the existing knowledge about stress, trauma and pregnancy and maternal stress during natural disasters, little is known about what types of trauma pregnant or preconception women experience during these disasters. In May 2016, the worst natural disaster in modern Canadian history required the evacuation of nearly 90,000 residents of the Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo (FMWB) area of northern Alberta. Among the thousands of evacuees were an estimated 1850 women who were pregnant or soon to conceive. In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey devastated areas of the United States including Texas, with 30,000 people forced to flee their homes due to the intense flooding. To explore immediate and past traumatic experiences of pregnant or preconception women who experienced one of two natural disasters (a wildfire and a hurricane) as captured in their expressive writing. Research questions were: (1) What trauma did pregnant or preconception women experience during the fire and the hurricane? (2) What past traumatic experiences, apart from the disasters, did the women discuss in their expressive writing? A qualitative secondary analysis of expressive writing using thematic content analysis was conducted on the expressive writing of 50 pregnant or preconception women who experienced the 2016 Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo Wildfire (n = 25) and the 2017 Houston Hurricane Harvey (n = 25) Narrative data in the form of expressive writing entries from participants of two primary studies were thematically analyzed. One of the expressive writing questions was used in this analysis: "What is the most traumatic, upsetting experience of your entire life, especially that you have never discussed in great detail with others?" NVivo 12 supported thematic content analysis. For some women, the disasters elicited immense fear and anxiety that surpassed previous traumatic life events. Others, however, disclosed significant past traumas that continue to impact them, including betrayal by a loved one, abuse, maternal health complications, and illness. We recommend a strengths-based and trauma-informed care approach in both maternal health and post-disaster relief care.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Despite the existing knowledge about stress, trauma and pregnancy and maternal stress during natural disasters, little is known about what types of trauma pregnant or preconception women experience during these disasters. In May 2016, the worst natural disaster in modern Canadian history required the evacuation of nearly 90,000 residents of the Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo (FMWB) area of northern Alberta. Among the thousands of evacuees were an estimated 1850 women who were pregnant or soon to conceive. In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey devastated areas of the United States including Texas, with 30,000 people forced to flee their homes due to the intense flooding.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
To explore immediate and past traumatic experiences of pregnant or preconception women who experienced one of two natural disasters (a wildfire and a hurricane) as captured in their expressive writing. Research questions were: (1) What trauma did pregnant or preconception women experience during the fire and the hurricane? (2) What past traumatic experiences, apart from the disasters, did the women discuss in their expressive writing?
METHODS
METHODS
A qualitative secondary analysis of expressive writing using thematic content analysis was conducted on the expressive writing of 50 pregnant or preconception women who experienced the 2016 Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo Wildfire (n = 25) and the 2017 Houston Hurricane Harvey (n = 25) Narrative data in the form of expressive writing entries from participants of two primary studies were thematically analyzed. One of the expressive writing questions was used in this analysis: "What is the most traumatic, upsetting experience of your entire life, especially that you have never discussed in great detail with others?" NVivo 12 supported thematic content analysis.
RESULTS
RESULTS
For some women, the disasters elicited immense fear and anxiety that surpassed previous traumatic life events. Others, however, disclosed significant past traumas that continue to impact them, including betrayal by a loved one, abuse, maternal health complications, and illness.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
We recommend a strengths-based and trauma-informed care approach in both maternal health and post-disaster relief care.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36897470
doi: 10.1007/s10995-023-03625-4
pii: 10.1007/s10995-023-03625-4
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
944-953Subventions
Organisme : CIHR
ID : 151029
Pays : Canada
Organisme : CIHR
ID : 151029
Pays : Canada
Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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