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Kvinnors upplevelser av ofrivillig barnlöshet: en litteraturöversikt
Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Department of Health Care Sciences.
Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Department of Health Care Sciences.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Women’s experiences of involuntary childlessness : a literature review (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Ofrivillig barnlöshet drabbar omkring 15% av kvinnorna som försöker skaffa barn, i Sverige. Ungefär en tredjedel av de 15% är helt infertila. Utredningar visar att problemet i cirka var tredje fall ligger hos kvinnan, i var tredje fall hos mannen. I den återstående tredjedel av fallen går det inte att fastställa vad infertiliteten beror på. Att leva med ofrivillig barnlöshet kan ge psykiska och fysiska hälsokonsekvenser.

Syfte: Syftet var att beskriva kvinnans upplevelser av att leva med ofrivillig barnlöshet.

Metod: Metoden som användes var en litteraturöversikt där tio vetenskapliga artiklar av kvalitativ metod analyserades enligt Fribergs metod. Sökningar genomfördes i databaserna CINAHL Complete och Pubmed.

Resultat: I resultatet presenteras tre huvudkategorier: Sociala och samhällsmässigaupplevelser av ofrivillig barnlöshet, känsla av lidande och kulturell skillnad i upplevelser av ofrivillig barnlöshet med sex underkategorier: Stigmatisering, samhällets förväntningar och social press, social status och isolering, otillräcklighet och förnedring, psykisk påverkan, religiös och kulturell påverkan på upplevelsen. Det framkommer i resultatet att ofrivillig barnlöshet kan bidra till psykiskt lidande.

Slutsats: Kvinnans upplevelser av infertilitet speglas främst genom en brist i livslust med följder som social, emotionell och psykisk påverkan. I arbetet har författarna fångat upp den bristande vården kring att behandla och hjälpa dessa kvinnor med stöd.

Abstract [en]

Background: Involuntary childlessness affects about 15 % of women that are trying toget pregnant in Sweden. About a third of the 15% are completely infertile. Investigations show that in about every third case the problem lies with the woman, in every third case with the man. In the remaining third of the cases, it is not possible to determine what the infertility is due to. Living with involuntary childlessness can have psychological and physical health consequences.

Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the women’s experiences of living with involuntary childlessness.

Method: The method is a literature review where ten scientific articles of qualitative method were analyzed by Friberg’s method. The searchings were made in CINAHL Complete and Pubmed.

Results: The result is presented in three main categories: Social and societal experiences of involuntary childlessness, feeling of suffering and culturaldifference in experiences of involuntary childlessness with six subcategories: Stigmatization, society's expectations and social pressure, social status and isolation, inadequacy and humiliation, psychological influence, religious and cultural influence on the experience. It appears in the results that involuntary childlessness can contribute to mental suffering.

Conclusion: The women's experiences of infertility are mainly reflected in a lack of zest for life with consequences such as social, emotional and psychological impact. In their work, the authors have captured the lack of care around treating and helping these women with support.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 33
Keywords [en]
Experiences, Involuntary childlessness, Infertility, Women, Qualitative method
Keywords [sv]
Upplevelser, ofrivillig barnlöshet, infertilitet, kvinnor, kvalitativ metod
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-8914OAI: oai:DiVA.org:esh-8914DiVA, id: diva2:1561063
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Uppsok
Medicine
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Available from: 2021-06-07 Created: 2021-06-05 Last updated: 2021-07-02Bibliographically approved

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