Published 18-08-2021
Keywords
- interpretive phenomenology, nurses, healthcare professionals, termination of pregnancy, fetal death, qualitative research
Abstract
This study aimed at representing the stories of healthcare professionals who have participated in therapeutic abortion. A phenomenological method was utilized, using Paul Ricoeur’s theory of Interpretation as a guide for thematic analysis. The interview was unstructured aided with an audio recorder for the transcriptions of the data. Gathering of informants was through snowball and maximum variation sampling. A total of 6 informants (5 females, 1 male) have participated in the study. Four (4) major themes emerged from the interpretation of the informants’ experiences namely; “The Choices We Make”, “A Choice of Words”, “A Couple Can Build a House but a Child Can Create a Home” and “It Could Have Been”. The findings have significant implications to inform practice of health care professionals.