The perception of the fetus in mothers with liver transplantation. Brief communication
Background. In this brief note we present the preliminary findings of a study of 16 women who underwent liver transplants before becoming pregnant and giving birth. The aim of the study was to show the similarities and differences between ways women experience the transplanted organ (liver) and the...
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| author | Alessandra Ambrosini Erica Maria Paddeu Gianpaolo Donzelli Giovanni Stanghellini |
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| description | Background. In this brief note we present the preliminary findings of a study of 16 women who underwent liver transplants before becoming pregnant and giving birth. The aim of the study was to show the similarities and differences between ways women experience the transplanted organ (liver) and the fetus. Methods. To explore bodily experiences, a semi-structured ad hoc interview was done on a sample of 16 transplanted women who had completed a pregnancy. The interview was designed to explore the possible similarities between their perception of the transplanted organ (liver) and of the fetus. Results. The main findings that emerge from our study are the following: a) in the post-transplant, pre-pregnancy phase, these women develop a polarized attention on the transplanted organ; b) during pregnancy this attention shifts towards the fetus; c) after childbirth the hyper-attention on the transplanted organ disappears and the subject resumes a normal relationship with her body. Conclusions. Therefore, pregnancy and childbirth are experiences that can normalize relations between a person who has undergone a transplant and their transplanted organ. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-240566504c564327894deb7dbca282f52022-12-22T00:23:50ZengIstituto Superiore di SanitàAnnali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità0021-25712015-03-01511798210.4415/ANN_15_01_14S0021-25712015000100014The perception of the fetus in mothers with liver transplantation. Brief communicationAlessandra Ambrosini0Erica Maria Paddeu1Gianpaolo Donzelli2Giovanni Stanghellini3Università degli Studi G. d'Annunzio di ChietiUniversità degli Studi di FirenzeUniversità degli Studi di FirenzeD. Portales UniversityBackground. In this brief note we present the preliminary findings of a study of 16 women who underwent liver transplants before becoming pregnant and giving birth. The aim of the study was to show the similarities and differences between ways women experience the transplanted organ (liver) and the fetus. Methods. To explore bodily experiences, a semi-structured ad hoc interview was done on a sample of 16 transplanted women who had completed a pregnancy. The interview was designed to explore the possible similarities between their perception of the transplanted organ (liver) and of the fetus. Results. The main findings that emerge from our study are the following: a) in the post-transplant, pre-pregnancy phase, these women develop a polarized attention on the transplanted organ; b) during pregnancy this attention shifts towards the fetus; c) after childbirth the hyper-attention on the transplanted organ disappears and the subject resumes a normal relationship with her body. Conclusions. Therefore, pregnancy and childbirth are experiences that can normalize relations between a person who has undergone a transplant and their transplanted organ.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-25712015000100014&lng=en&tlng=enliver transplantationpregnancychildbirthbodily experience |
| spellingShingle | Alessandra Ambrosini Erica Maria Paddeu Gianpaolo Donzelli Giovanni Stanghellini The perception of the fetus in mothers with liver transplantation. Brief communication Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità liver transplantation pregnancy childbirth bodily experience |
| title | The perception of the fetus in mothers with liver transplantation. Brief communication |
| title_full | The perception of the fetus in mothers with liver transplantation. Brief communication |
| title_fullStr | The perception of the fetus in mothers with liver transplantation. Brief communication |
| title_full_unstemmed | The perception of the fetus in mothers with liver transplantation. Brief communication |
| title_short | The perception of the fetus in mothers with liver transplantation. Brief communication |
| title_sort | perception of the fetus in mothers with liver transplantation brief communication |
| topic | liver transplantation pregnancy childbirth bodily experience |
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