When your pregnancy echoes your illness: transition to motherhood with inflammatory bowel disease
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The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in Qualitative Health Research, vol 28 / issue 8 by SAGE Publications Ltd, All rights reserved. © 2018 SAGE Publications Ltd.Peer-Reviewed
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Our aim is to provide an understanding of the experience of women with IBD who have made the transition to motherhood. Twenty-two mothers with IBD were recruited from around the UK. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and analyzed using thematic analysis. The central concept – Blurred Lines – offers a novel frame for understanding the transition to motherhood with IBD through identifying parallels between having IBD and becoming, and being, a mother. Parallels clustered into three main themes: Need for Readiness, Lifestyle Changes, and Monitoring Personal and Physical Development. Hence, women with IBD are in some ways well prepared for the challenges of motherhood even though, as a group, they tend to restrict their reproductive choices. We recommend health professionals initiate conversations about reproduction early and provide a multidisciplinary approach to pregnancy and IBD in which women have confidence that their on-going treatment will be integrated successfully with their maternity care.Version
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Ghorayeb J, Branney P, Selinger CP et al (2018) When your pregnancy echoes your illness: transition to motherhood with inflammatory bowel disease. Qualitative Health Research. 28(8): 1283-1294.Link to Version of Record
https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732318763114Type
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https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732318763114