title: Experience of Taiwanese women living with nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.
abstract: Two common symptoms of pregnancy are nausea and vomiting, which, for some women, cause great discomfort and profoundly impact daily life. A descriptive phenomenological method was used to understand how Taiwanese women deal with nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. A purposive sample of 10 expectant mothers participated in the study. A transcription of each informant's verbal description of her nausea and vomiting experience was made and analyzed using Colaizzi's phenomenological methodology. Four themes emerged from the interview data after inductively analyzing the narrative content concerning nausea and vomiting: 1) understanding nausea and vomiting, 2) finding coping strategies, 3) psychosocial adaptation, and 4) needing support. The results also indicated the importance of social support to pregnant women's health, including instrumental and emotional forms of support. Health professionals, however, were not mentioned in the mothers' narratives as a source of support. The issues of social support, language translation, and western and eastern perspectives on nausea and vomiting and cultural differences in perceptions of their severity are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Fan-Hao Chou, RN, PhD, is an associate professor of nursing at Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.Chung-Hey Chen, RN, PhD, is a professor of nursing at Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.Shih-Hsien Kuo, RPh, PhD, is an associate professor of Basic Medical Science Education Center at Fooyin University, Taiwan.Ya-Ling Tzeng, RN, MSN, is a senior lecturer of nursing at China Medical University, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Fan-Hao
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.affiliation: Fan-Hao Chou, RN, PhD, is an associate professor of nursing at Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.Chung-Hey Chen, RN, PhD, is a professor of nursing at Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.Shih-Hsien Kuo, RPh, PhD, is an associate professor of Basic Medical Science Education Center at Fooyin University, Taiwan.Ya-Ling Tzeng, RN, MSN, is a senior lecturer of nursing at China Medical University, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chung-Hey
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Fan-Hao Chou, RN, PhD, is an associate professor of nursing at Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.Chung-Hey Chen, RN, PhD, is a professor of nursing at Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.Shih-Hsien Kuo, RPh, PhD, is an associate professor of Basic Medical Science Education Center at Fooyin University, Taiwan.Ya-Ling Tzeng, RN, MSN, is a senior lecturer of nursing at China Medical University, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shih-Hsien
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.affiliation: Fan-Hao Chou, RN, PhD, is an associate professor of nursing at Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.Chung-Hey Chen, RN, PhD, is a professor of nursing at Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.Shih-Hsien Kuo, RPh, PhD, is an associate professor of Basic Medical Science Education Center at Fooyin University, Taiwan.Ya-Ling Tzeng, RN, MSN, is a senior lecturer of nursing at China Medical University, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ya-Ling
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Tzeng
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D006939:Hyperemesis Gravidarum / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D008880:Midwifery / Q000379:methods*; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011788:Quality of Life; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan