Kvinnors erfarenheter av förlossningsskador : En litteraturöversikt

Sammanfattning: Background: A lot of women who goes through a vaginal delivery will contract injuries due to the delivery. These injuries are termed as tears, prolapse, dyspareunia, incontinence and the symptoms can affect the women in their daily life. The nurse will get in contact with these women in different contexts when the women seek help for her problems. There is an estimated number of unknown cases that are caused by injuries from the delivery due partly to the normalization in the society. It can also be linked to the ignorance and absence from the health care. Aim: The purpose of the literary survey was to describe how life is affected due to the experiences of injuries from delivery. Method: The literature survey has been based on ten scientific articles of both qualitative and quantitative methods. The authors obtained the articles by searches in the databases Pubmed and Cinahl Complete. Results: From the result three main themes was extracted that was the main findings of how the women experiences their life quality due to the injuries from the delivery. A non-working body, physical, psychological, sexual and social limitations and moving on with life. Summary: Suffering a birth injury can be associated with loss of vital functions, pain, discomfort, worry, anxiety and depression. These can lead to the body being perceived as dysfunctional and entail limitations physically, psychologically, sexually and socially. A good treatment from healthcare is important to get the right diagnosis, treatment and support to be able to move on in life.