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Full Title
RICERCHE DI PSICOLOGIA
Publisher
FrancoAngeli
ISSN
1972-5620 (Online Journal)
Journal Issue Number
2
Journal Issue Designation
2
Journal Issue Date
2025
Full Title
Oltre la pandemia da COVID-19: uno studio qualitativo sull'esperienza delle neomamme
By (author)
First Page
37
Last Page
56
Language of text
Italian
Publication Date
2026/02
Copyright
2025 FrancoAngeli srl
Main description
La pandemia globale di COVID-19 ha rimodellato drasticamente la nostra società, imponendo quarantene e restrizioni sociali e ha minacciato gravemente la salute fisica e psicologica, soprattutto dei segmenti di popolazione a rischio, tra cui le donne in gravidanza. Questo studio si propone di esplorare l'esperienza di transizione alla genitorialità tra le neomamme che hanno vissuto il concepimento e la gestazione durante la pandemia, al fine di delineare possibili percorsi di sostegno e cura a partire dai bisogni che durante l'emergenza sanitaria sono emersi in modo particolarmente evidente. Lo studio applica un approccio qualitativo e comprende 40 donne, intervistate durante il ricovero ospedaliero 24-48 ore dopo il parto. Le interviste sono state registrate e trascritte testualmente. È stata eseguita l'analisi tematica dei trascritti tramite software NVivo. Sono stati individuati sei temi, con relativi sottotemi: "Esperienze emotive", "Cambiamenti pre-post gravidanza", "Risorse", "Limiti e difficoltà", "Cambiamenti pre-post pandemia" e "Aspettative per il futuro".Alcuni vissuti riportati dalle donne sono sembrati essere universali, essendo tipici dell'esperienza di maternità, mentre altri sono stati specifici e contestualizzati nello scenario pandemico. Portare a termine una gravidanza e dare alla luce un bambino abbraccia l'intera gamma di esperienze, comprese quelle non pianificate in quanto dipendenti dal contesto. La paura di non farcela fisicamente e psicologicamente fa parte del processo di crescita normativo, tuttavia la pandemia ha plasmato in modo specifico questa esperienza. Gli operatori sanitari dovrebbero prestare attenzione alle esperienze delle donne che hanno affrontato la gravidanza e il parto durante la pandemia al fine di identificare i bisogni delle puerpere e delineare possibili prospettive per il miglioramento dell'attuale presa in carico.
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