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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
卷 18, 期 11, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18116031
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multiple pregnancy; assisted reproductive technologies (ART); embryo transfer; advanced maternal age; health system; maternal psychosocial consequences; parenting; perinatal outcomes; maternal and perinatal morbidity
Multiple gestations have become a global public health concern due to the increasing use of assisted reproductive technologies. Health professionals involved in follow-up care emphasize the psychological and economic impact these pregnancies have on couples, mothers, families, and society. Specific protocols and models are needed to address the challenges of multiple gestations and create social health policies that support responsible measures to promote single pregnancies.
Multiple gestations have become an increasing phenomenon that has impacted public health globally, largely due to the application of assisted reproductive technologies. The objective of this work was to find out the discourse that the health professionals involved in its follow-up have in our context. For this, a qualitative methodology was chosen, with semi-structured interviews recorded in audio, prior authorisation, and transcribed verbatim. It was based on a script designed for this purpose, with the following analysis categories: the current trend of multiple gestations, impact, and follow-up. The content analysis was based on the experiences, knowledge, and perceptions of the professionals interviewed. Professionals stated that the current socioeconomic and legal context hinders a single embryo transfer policy that decreases multiple gestation rates. They emphasised the importance of the psychic impact of such gestations on the couple, on the mother in particular, as well as the economic effect on families, health, and society in general. They expressed the need to create specific protocols to assist these gestations. Midwives, in particular, demanded that the health administration recognise and support the differentiated care they perform with this type of gestation. Work on specific models is needed to adequately size the impact of multiple gestations, as well as to generate social health policies that lead to co-responsible reconciliation measures that favour women having one pregnancy at a time.
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