Abstract
We conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 women who had experienced childbirth after a diagnosis of IBD, with the aim of uncovering the experiences of women living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (hereafter referred to as IBD) who had given birth to a child. The results of the qualitative inductive analysis showed that “despair, anticipation and effort leading up to pregnancy”, “anxiety and hope in the process of balancing pregnancy and recuperation”, “expectations, resignation and understanding of expectations, resignation, and understanding of expectations while interacting with others before and after pregnancy”, “adjustments for pregnancy maintenance and medical treatment management”, “concern and readiness for the unborn child”, and “conflict and acceptance of future childcare”. Systematizing and disseminating knowledge about maternity care for IBD women and the multidisciplinary teams involved in the care of IBD women to work together to implement a continuum of care will contribute to the safe birth of children for IBD women.
