The influence of ultrasound examinations in prenatal care on pregnant women's emotions and consciousness of physical change

目的：本研究旨在重新审视这些结果，并评估超声检查对孕妇情绪和分娩意识准备的影响。对象和方法：对24名孕妇进行访谈，其中18名孕妇在产前检查中进行了超声检查，6名孕妇接受了不包括超声检查的产前检查。访谈在受试者产前检查后立即进行，由半结构化问题和受试者自由回答的问题组成。结果：在妊娠早期，给予积极评价的受试者，其余受试者给予负面评价。在怀孕中期，受试者会接受怀孕，并对婴儿的出生有更大的期待感。在怀孕后期，随着对婴儿身体意识的增强，受试者甚至更有意识地意识到即将到来的分娩。在未接受超声检查的受试者中，怀孕带来的身体变化鼓励了他们对怀孕的意识和接受，并提高了受试者对即将出生的意识。结论：本研究结果表明，无论是接受超声检查的妇女还是未接受超声检查的妇女，怀孕引起的身体变化和受试者对胎儿运动的感觉是促使他们主动、积极地接受怀孕的主要因素。

Objective : This study was undertaken to reexamine these results, and to assess the influence of ultrasound examinations on the emotions of pregnant women and their conscious preparations for childbirth.Subjects and method : Interviews were requested of 24 pregnant women, 18 of whom were examined using ultrasound in antenatal care, and 6 of who received antenatal care that did not include ultrasound examinations. The interviews were conducted immediately following the subjects' antenatal examinations, and consisted of semi-structured questions and questions to which the subjects responded freely.Results : In early pregnancy, the subjects who offered positive comments, but the remaining subjects had negative comments. In mid-pregnancy, the subjects had led to acceptance of pregnancy and a greater sense of anticipation regarding the birth of the baby. In late pregnancy, as physical awareness of the baby increased, the subjects were even more consciously aware of the impending birth. Among the subjects who did not receive ultrasound, the physical changes brought about by pregnancy encouraged awareness and acceptance of pregnancy, and heightened the subjects' consciousness of the impending birth.Conclusion : The results of this study indicate that, for both women who are examined using ultrasound and those who are not, the physical changes brought on by pregnancy and the subjects' sensations of fetal movement are the major factors encouraging active, positive acceptance of pregnancy.