Rooyesh-e- Ravanshenasi Journal(RRJ)

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The COVID-19 epidemic and its health, social and economic consequences have brought about dramatic changes in the daily lives of families and couples. The aim of this study was to investigate the adaptability components of couples in the corona pandemic crisis. The present study was a qualitative study with a descriptive phenomenological method. The participants of the study were 12 couples from compatible couples in region 1 of Zanjan city in the spring of 2020, which were selected and sampled to the extent of information saturation based on the purposeful method. Data collection was done through semi-structured and in-depth interviews on tape and all content (word for word) was put on paper. Data analysis was performed using Colaizzi's seven-step method. A total of 12 interviews, 362 basic codes, 28 basic concepts, 10 sub-themes, and 4 main themes including "interactive dynamics", "responsiveness", "coherence" and "integrity" were extracted. The results of this study showed that although the coronavirus crisis has affected marital well-being; But it has created positive consequences in the motivation of couples to protect their relationships, and with the increase of these positive components, we will see the flourishing of their interactions.

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The COVID-19 epidemic has posed serious challenges to health care worldwide and led to numerous changes in obstetric and gynecological care guidelines. This study aims to investigate women's lived experiences of childbearing during the COVID-19 epidemic. The present study was a qualitative study using descriptive phenomenology. Participants in the study comprised 11 women who had experienced pregnancy and childbirth during the coronavirus outbreak. The researcher selected participants using a purposive sampling method based on inclusion and exclusion criteria and continued until data saturation. Data collection was done using semi-structured and in-depth interviews, and after recording each interview, the extracted content was transcribed word by word. Data coding ran in parallel with data collection and it was analyzed using the Colaizzi method (seven steps). In total, among the 11 interviews, 358 initial codes, 43 concepts, 9 sub-themes, and 2 main themes were obtained. Based on the results of this study, the COVID-19 epidemic had a significant potential to cause anxiety, fear, and psychological distress, and this group of women faced many difficulties in adapting to these conditions.