Abstract

LAZA VASQUEZ, C.; PULIDO ACUNA, G.P.  and  CASTIBLANCO MONTANEZ, R.A.. The phenomenology of the study of the experience of high-risk pregnancy. Enferm. glob. [online]. 2012, vol.11, n.28, pp.295-305. ISSN 1695-6141.

Qualitative research captures social reality through humane eyes, though an ample, flexible and profound approach. Inside, descriptive phenomenology accounts on human experiences of perceived phenomena, told in first person and presented as structures of meaning. This has turned into an important contribution to the ways of thought and development of nursery; therefore, there is an insight in this paper about the tradition to deal with past experiences of women during a high-risk pregnancy. To do this, general principles of Phenomenology and scientific research results about this phenomenon are presented. Convenience of this phenomenological approach is highlighted in order to get closer to the past experiences during a high-risk pregnancy allows evaluation of the objective and subjective needs of women and their families during prenatal attention, and hospitalization during delivery and puerperium; it allows deep analysis of established relationships among expecting women and health professionals, changes caused to family and potentiality to be developed, and to get closer to pregnant women's emotions and feelings. So, an approach from this reference it is imperative, for an insight from interaction with expecting women and life experiences can be obtained, in order to improve nursery care quality beyond biological dimension.

Keywords : Descriptive phenomenology; qualitative research; experiences; high-risk pregnancy.

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