Background: The field of perinatal palliative care aims to support the unique needs of parents who choose to continue pregnancy following the diagnosis of a life-limiting fetal condition (LLFC). As parents navigate this challenging trajectory, the support they receive from healthcare providers is crucial in shaping parental experiences.
Objective: to critically reflect on existing literature and to reveal a deeper understanding of the experience of continuing pregnancy in the presence of a LLFC
Design: Qualitative meta-synthesis
Methods: The primary search strategy consisted of multiple searches within four electronic databases. The analysis was guided by thematic analysis.
Results: This meta-synthesis included 29 qualitative studies. Three main themes were identified; time, uncertainty and relationships. These concepts exist concurrently within this trajectory and continuously influence each other as well as the overall experiences of parents.
Conclusion: Nurses are encouraged to acknowledge the significance of the interconnectedness between these key concepts and to critically reflect on how their everyday interactions become part of parents’ lived experiences.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uottawa.ca/oai:ruor.uottawa.ca:10393/42784 |
| Date | 04 October 2021 |
| Creators | Ouellette, Jodi |
| Contributors | Wright, David |
| Publisher | Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa |
| Source Sets | Université d’Ottawa |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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