title: Needle phobia during pregnancy.
abstract: The objective of this study was to understand the experience of a pregnant woman with needle phobia and examine its impact on her antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum experience. A case study format was employed. A 21-year-old primiparous woman with diagnosed needle phobia was interviewed, and her prenatal and delivery records were reviewed. Three tasks during pregnancy were identified: seeking trusting relationships with health care providers; establishing and maintaining control and understanding; and coping with fear of needles, pain, and invasion. As frequent caregivers during childbearing, nurses with an understanding of needle phobia can help to establish trusting relationships with women with this phobia and support them and their families during childbearing and their encounters with needles.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, USA. kimberly.searing@wmich.edu
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Searing
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baukus
authors.forename: Mary Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Stark
authors.forename: Karen H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Morin
authors.forename: Barb
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rudell
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D009339:Needles / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009721:Nurse Midwives / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012944:Social Support; D035502:Trust