Shuh-Jen Sheu Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Nursing Education, Nursing Ethics, Family Nursing
School of Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, 155, Li-Nong St. Sec.2., Peitou, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan
Shuh-Jen Sheu works in the School of Nursing at the National Yang-Ming University and is interested in the fields of Nursing Education, Nursing Ethics, Family Nursing
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Author(s): Shu-He Huang, Alan Barnard, Kai-Wei Katherine Wang, Shuh-Jen Sheu and Hsien-Hsien Chiang
Background: Modern medical care for women with highrisk pregnancy to prevent preterm birth is termed hospitalized tocolysis. The medical care and clinical treatments include tocolytic administration, uterine contractions monitoring and restricted bed rest to prolong gestation and prevent premature birth.
Methods: The aim of this study was to explore the lived experiences of Taiwanese women who underwent hospitalized tocolysis, the suffering they endured and their coping strategies within the context of modern medical technology. This research adopted an interpretive phenomenology research design and used in-depth interviews to gain narrative information from ten women who had undergone hospitalized tocolysis in a teaching hospital in the Taipei ar... view moreĀ»