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10. The Beck & Watson article is a

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quantitative study

qualitative study

11. Beck & Watson examined participants' experiences and perceptions using what type of research design?

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particpant obersvation

phenomenology

12. Select the participants in the Beck & Watson study

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Caucasian women with 2-4 children

Caucasian pregnant women

13. In the Beck & Watson study, data was collected via a(n)

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internet study

focus group

semi-structured interview

Subsequent Childbirth After a Previous Traumatic Birth Beck, Cheryl Tatano; Watson, Sue Author Information Cheryl Tatano Beck, DNSC, CNM, FAAN, is Distinguished Professor, School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs. Sue Watson, is Chairperson, Trauma and Birth Stress, Auckland, New Zealand. Accepted for publication January 27, 2010. To all the courageous women who shared their most personal and powerful stories of their subsequent childbirth after a previous traumatic birth, the authors are forever indebted. Corresponding author: Cheryl Tatano Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN, School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, 231 Glenbrook Road, Storrs, CT 06269-2026 (e-mail: [email protected]). Abstract Background: Nine percent of new mothers in the United States who participated in the Listening to Mothers Il Postpartum Survey screened positive for meeting the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder after childbirth. Women who have had a traumatic birth experience report fewer subsequent children and a longer length of time before their second baby. Childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder impacts couples' physical relationship, communication, conflict, emotions, and bonding with their children. Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the meaning of women's experiences of a subsequent childbirth after a previous traumatic birth. Methods: Phenomenology was the research design used. An international sample of 35 women participated in this Internet study. Women were asked, "Please describe in as much detail as you can remember your subsequent pregnancy, labor, and delivery following your previous traumatic birth." Colaizzi's phenomenological data analysis approach was used to analyze the stories of the 35 women. Results: Data analysis yielded four themes: (a) riding the turbulent wave of panic during pregnancy: (b) strategizing: attempts to reclaim their body and complete the journey to motherhood; (c) bringing reverence to the birthing process and empowering women; and (d) still elusive: the longed-for healing birth experience. Discussion: Subsequent childbirth after a previous birth trauma has the potential to either heal or retraumatize women. During pregnancy, women need permission and encouragement to grieve their prior traumatic births to help remove the burden of their invisible pain. In the United States, 9% of new mothers who participated in the Listening to Mothers || Postpartum Follow-Up Survey screened positive for meeting the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Fourth Edition (American Psychiatric Association, 2000) criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after childbirth (Declercq, Sakala, Corry, & Applebaum, 2008). In this survey, the mothers' voices revealed a troubling pattern of maternity care. A large percentage of women giving birth in the United States experienced hospital care that did not reflect the best evidence for practice nor for women's preferences. The Institute of Medicine (2003) identified childbirth as a national healthcare priority for quality improvement. A maternity care quality chasm still exists (Sakala & Corry, 2007). Researchers and healthcare professionals at an international meeting on current issues regarding PTSD after childbirth recommended the need for research focusing on women's subjective birth experiences (Ayers, Joseph, McKenzie-McHarg, Slade, & Wijma, 2008). Olde, van der Hart, Kleber, and van Son (2006) called for examining the chronic nature of childbirth-related posttraumatic stress lasting longer than 6 months after birth.

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10. The correct option is qualitative study

The Beck & Watson article is a qualitative study.

11. The correct option is phenomenology .

Beck & Watson examined participants' experiences and perceptions using descriptive phenomenology.

12. The participants in the Beck & Watson study is Caucasian women with 2-4 children.

The purpose of this study was to describe the meaning of women's experiences of a subsequent childbirth after a previous traumatic birth.

13. In the Beck & Watson study, data was collected via a(n) internet study. Phenomenology was the research design used. An international sample of 35 women participated in this Internet study.