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Pregnancy experiences of Western Australian women attending a specialist childbirth and mental illness antenatal clinic

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Hauck, Yvonne
Allen, S.
Ronchi, F.
Faulkner, D.
Frayne, J.
Nguyen, T.
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2013
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Hauck, Yvonne and Allen, Suzanna and Ronchi, Fiona and Faulkner, Deb and Frayne, Jacqueline and Nguyen, Thinh. 2013. Pregnancy experiences of Western Australian women attending a specialist childbirth and mental illness antenatal clinic. Health Care for Women International. 34 (5), pp. 380–394.
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This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Health Care for Women International, 2013. Copyright Taylor & Francis, available online at <a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07399332.2012.736577#.UpasnKOwq70">http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07399332.2012.736577#.UpasnKOwq70</a>

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Our purpose was to explore the pregnancy experiences of Australian women attending a specialized Childbirth and Mental Illness (CAMI) antenatal clinic. A qualitative exploratory design was selected to give voice to women with a severe mental illness receiving antenatal care. Telephone interviews with 41 women, 24 primiparous and 17 multiparous, were analysed using thematic analysis. Three themes emerged: ‘Building relationships’, ‘Acknowledged me as a person with special needs’ and ‘Respect and understanding without stigma’. Findings offer insight into care experiences possible within a multidisciplinary model developed to addresses psychiatric and obstetric needs of pregnant women with severe mental illness.