Abstracts
Résumé
Contexte : Les personnes enceintes notent un sentiment de perte de contrôle dans leur suivi prénatal depuis plusieurs décennies. Ce sentiment de contrôle, aussi appelé empowerment, qui devrait être encouragé, est pourtant associé à de meilleurs résultats de santé. Face à ces bénéficies potentiels, nous avons souhaité analyser la perception qu’ont ces personnes et leurs prestataires de santé, au Québec, de cet empowerment pour identifier les facteurs qui leur permettent de mettre en place ce processus et ceux qui le freinent. Méthodologie : Des entrevues individuelles semi-structurées ont été réalisées auprès de sept personnes enceintes et deux sages-femmes, suivies d’une analyse thématique des verbatims obtenus. Résultats : Des facteurs facilitants et freinants touchant autant à la relation de soins avec les prestataires de santé, qu’aux caractéristiques personnelles des personnes enceintes ont été identifiés et détaillés. Des outils et des pistes de solutions pour soutenir l’empowerment ont également été partagés. Conclusion : Une volonté d’acquérir davantage de pouvoir est notée par les participantes. Afin de répondre à ce besoin, des mesures et des ajustements pourraient être mis en place tant dans la relation de soin que dans les dynamiques du système de santé ou dans la formation des prestataires de santé pour soutenir l’empowerment de la patientèle.
Mots-clés :
- empowerment,
- personnes enceintes,
- suivi prénatal,
- grossesse,
- bioéthique
Abstract
Background: Pregnant people have been noting a sense of loss of control in their prenatal care for several decades. This sense of control, also known as empowerment, should be encouraged, and it has been associated with better health outcomes. In view of these potential benefits, we set out to analyze the perceptions of empowerment held by pregnant people and their healthcare providers in Quebec, to identify the factors that enable and hinder this process. Methodology: Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with seven pregnant women and two midwives, followed by a thematic analysis of the verbatims obtained. Results: Facilitating and hindering factors affecting both the care relationship with healthcare providers and the personal characteristics of pregnant people were identified and detailed. Tools and solutions to support empowerment were also shared. Conclusion: A desire to acquire more power was noted by the participants. In order to meet this need, measures and adjustments could be implemented both in the care relationship and in the dynamics of the healthcare system, or in the training of healthcare providers to support patient empowerment.
Keywords:
- empowerment,
- pregnant people,
- prenatal care,
- pregnancy,
- bioethics
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Remerciements / Acknowledgements
L’équipe de recherche remercie les participantes pour leur temps et investissement dans cette recherche.
The research team would like to thank the participants for their time and investment in this research.
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