COVID 19 PANDEMIC: THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF PREGNANT WOMEN

IN ORMOC CITY

VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Visca, Baybay City, Leyte

BANDOLON, DANICA MAE M.

CALIXTRO, LAIDELLE JASCINTH M.

First Semester
SY 2020-2021
COVID 19 PANDEMIC: THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF PREGNANT WOMEN
IN ORMOC CITY

A Research Proposal Manuscript

Presented to the Faculty of the College of Nursing
VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Visca, Baybay City, Leyte

In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the
Course NuCM 111 Nursing Research 1

BANDOLON, DANICA MAE M.

CALIXTRO, LAIDELLE JASCINTH M.

February 2021
 APPROVAL SHEET

TITLE: COVID 19 PANDEMIC: THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF PREGNANT

WOMEN IN ORMOC CITY

RESEARCHERS:

Bandolon, Danica Mae M., Calixtro , Laidelle Jascinth M.

Reviewed by:

JOEL REY U. ACOB PhD, RN, MAN

NuCM 111 Professor Date

JANET ALEXIS A. DE LOS SANTOS PhD, RN, MAN

NuCM 111 Professor Date

JANET ALEXIS A. DE LOS SANTOS PhD, RN, MAN

Research Adviser Date

Approved by:

JOEL REY U. ACOB PhD, RN, MAN

Dean, College of Nursing Date

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The researchers would like to thank the following people for their priceless
contributions to the fulfillment of this research proposal:
Parents of each researcher, for their unconditional love and for always supporting and
encouraging them to try their best in all their endeavors.
Research teacher, Janet Alexis A. De los Santos, PhD, MAN, RN for sharing her
ideas and extending her assistance for the betterment of the study.
Research adviser, Michelle C. Tolibas, Ph.DNS, MAN, RN, RM, for imparting her
wisdom to the researchers. And for the patience and time in checking and rechecking the
manuscripts and for sharing proficient suggestions even beyond her office hours.
College Dean, Dr. Joel Rey U. Acob, RN, MAN and other panel members, for their
constant guidance and lectures which greatly honed the researchers into consistently
improving this study. Without their supervisions, this research would have never been
commendable as it is now.
And above all, the God Almighty, the author of knowledge and wisdom, for his
countless love and for making the impossible happen. We owe all the glory of this research
study to Him.

-The Researchers
 Table of Contents
TITLE PAGE 1
APPROVAL SHEET 1
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1
LIST OF TABLES 1
LIST OF APPENDICES 1

CHAPTER I 1
Nature and Importance of the Study 2

Objectives of the study 3

Significance of the Study 3
Time and Place of Study 5
Scope and Limitation 3
Operational Definition of terms 3

CHAPTER II 4
Review of Related Literature 5

CHAPTER III 4
Theoretical Framework 5
Conceptual Framework 5

CHAPTER IV: Methodology 4

Research Design 5
Participants 5
Sampling Procedure 5
Instruments 5
Procedures 5
Data Analysis 5
APPENDICES 1
 CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

This chapter generally discusses the importance of the study. Relevant literature is also cited

to validate the researchers' observations discussed on an international, national and local

scale. It also includes objectives, significance, scope and limitations, and definition of terms

used in this study.

Nature and Importance of the Study

Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic disease caused by Severe

Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that was first observed by the

World Health Organization (WHO) in Wuhan, People Republic of China on 31 December

2019, following a report of cluster cases of viral pneumonia. Furthermore, this virus has

established a tremendous effect worldwide in health problems, with over 110,032,334 cases

and 2,429,707 confirmed deaths (World Health Organization, 2021). In the Philippines, the

President organized an Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) Department of Health to respond

against the COVID-19 that has already affected 452,000 Filipinos with a fatality of 8,812.

Moreover, to support the affected Filipinos and the declining economy due to pandemic, the

legislative passed an urgent bill, Bayanihan Act, and was approved by the President. More

importantly, the government also allotted money through the Bayanihan Law to purchase

vaccines. (Manila Bulletin, 2020). The COVID 19 pandemic also caused significant damage

to the health and economy in Ormoc City. As of date, the number of cases was currently

increasing in Ormoc, affecting 780 cases: 26 of which are active cases, 742 recovered, and

12 confirmed deaths, respectively. To control the spread of disease and avoid community

transmission, the LGU headed by the Mayor ordered the local IATF for strict implementation

of health protocols of different borders in Ormoc City (Kruzada, 2021). Unfortunately,

pregnancy and childbirth for women occur in radically different and unusual situations with
the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak. In the present crisis, various complications have led to a

state of uncertainty and anxiety among pregnant women. This pattern is rising more

particularly in pregnant women at risk as they are preoccupied with the wellbeing of

themselves and the fetus. Historically, pregnant women have always been considered high-

risk populations due to fear, stress, depression, and anxiety, resulting in nausea, vomiting,

low APGAR score, miscarriage, premature delivery, emaciated baby, stillbirth, mummified,

and abortion. The susceptibility of pregnant women to emotional instability has been

prevalent in low and middle-income countries. (Fisher, 2014). Studies in obstetrics have

concentrated mostly on the risks of pregnancy in infected women and the possibility of

infection from mother to fetus since the COVID-19 outbreak. The lived experience of

COVID-19 infected pregnant women has been studied so far, but the experience of Filipino

women who were pregnant but not infected has not been investigated. Hence, this paper aims

to understand and describe the lived experiences of pregnant women in Ormoc City during

the COVID-19 pandemic. Investigating these concerns will help better understand the

experiences of pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide better care if the

current pandemic continues or similar ones occur.

Objectives of the Study

Generally, this study aims to explore and described the lived experiences of pregnant

women in Ormoc City during COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the study seeks to answer

the following:

 What are the physical, emotional, social, and psychological factors experience by

pregnant women during pandemic?

 How do pregnant women overcome the challenges brought about by the COVID-19

pandemic during their conception period?

  How the health protocols and policies imposed by the DOH Ormoc City on pre-natal

care during pandemic affect the pregnant women?

Significance of the Study

This study aims to focused on observations and gathering of information of pregnant

women’s lived experience at the time of pandemic in Ormoc City, Leyte. More importantly,

the result of this study could immensely be significant to: Pregnant Women, Significant

Others, Healthcare Providers, Department of Health, Future Researchers, Clinical Instructors,

and Nursing Students.

To the Pregnant Women:

 The conduct of this study will help identify the experiences of pregnant women thus,

solutions and alternatives will be formulated for them to prevent such experiences to

impede their necessities as pregnant women.

To the Significant Others

 This study will allow significant others to assist the pregnant women in attaining their

necessities.

To the Healthcare Providers:

 The members of the Health Care Team will be able to devise a strategic plan as a

counter-measure brought about by the impediments experienced by the pregnant

women during this pandemic times.

To the Department of Health:

 The DOH will be able to formulate plans and as well as adopt other strategies

implemented by different healthcare providers that are effective in reducing the

problems brought about by the pandemic during pregnancy.

To the Future Researchers:

 Future researchers who wish to further study this topic will be given a baseline data

that will guide them on where and how to start their research.

To the Clinical Instructors:

 This study will serve as source of information for clinical instructor for future use.

To the Nursing Students:

 Nursing students will be able to familiarize the concerns and issues faced by the client

and will be able to formulate nursing care plans.

Time and Place of Study

The research study will be implemented within the school year 2020-2021 of the

Visayas State University. This will be conducted at Ormoc City, a first-class city in the Leyte

province, Philippines. Ormoc is an independent coastal component in the province of Leyte.

The city has an area of 613.60 square kilometers of land, or 236.91 square miles, which is

9.72 percent of the entire area of Leyte. Its population was 215,031, as calculated by the 2015

Census. This accounted for 12.47 percent of Leyte province's total population, or 4.84 percent

of the Eastern Visayas region's overall population. It is comprised of 110 different barangays

as well (Phil Atlas, 2015).

Scope and Limitations

The study will focus on the lived experiences of pregnant women during the COVID-

19 pandemic. The respondents will be pregnant women who are residing in Ormoc City. The

study only examines the pregnant women’s experiences, and concerns with regards to

physical, emotional, psychological, and emotional aspect at the time of pandemic. Generally,
the results generated from this study should be interpreted carefully with consideration of

these limitations.

Definition of Terms

COVID19- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly

discovered coronavirus.

Pandemic- A pandemic is defined as an epidemic occurring worldwide, or over a very wide

area, crossing international boundaries and usually affecting a large number of people. 

Phenomenology- Phenomenology is the study of structures of consciousness as experienced

from the first-person point of view. The central structure of an experience is its intentionality,

its being directed toward something, as it is an experience of or about some object.

Pregnancy- Pregnancy is the term used to describe the period in which a fetus develops

inside a woman's womb or uterus. 

Virus- A virus is a small parasite that cannot reproduce by itself.

 CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

This chapter discusses the related literature and studies after a thorough and in-depth review

by the researchers. The literature and studies discussed in this chapter deals with different

theories, concepts, generalizations, conclusions, and even research-related patterns from the

past to the present. This will serve as a guide for the researchers in developing the research

study.  Also, the information included in this chapter helps to familiarize information that is

appropriate and similar to the current study.

(please choose topics related to your title here)

Pregnancy

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Pregnancy during Pandemic or (or maybe Dangers during pregnancy)

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Another Topic here related to pregnancy and pandemic

Another topic

(Discuss topics here related to your title)

For example: Prenant women needs to have regular check up from an OB gyne or

helath care practitioner).

So you can relate it later in your analysis and when you write your discussion)
 Pregnancy may likewise be portrayed as an emergency (Raphael-Leff, 1991) or from

a mental and psychoanalytical viewpoint (Bondas, 2000). As indicated by these points of

view, pregnancy is a time of a developed emergency with a critical potential for a positive

turn of events. Notwithstanding, as per Bondas and Eriksson (2001), the exemplary crisis,

job, and stress standards focusing on negative and obsessive versus external cultural

perspectives may presently do not fully comprehend the experiences of pregnant women in

the Western world. Thus, existential inquiries appear to be ignored in maternity care

associations (Bondas and Eriksson, 2001). Hence, there is an absence of information about

the purpose of pregnancy in the birthing woman's lifeworld. However, there are some studies

focusing on pregnancy from a caring perspective. Pregnancy might be perceived as a change

and as a piece of a woman's progress to parenthood (Bergum, 1997). Changing associations

with individuals around the women (Bondas and Eriksson, 2001) and reflections about their

life circumstances are believed to be of essential significance (Lundgren and Wahlberg,

1999) during pregnancy.

The pandemic has drastically influenced the lives of millions of individuals around

the world, closing down organizations, air travel, and public administrations, and in a real

sense isolating individuals in their homes for quite a long time. The emergency is joined by

an overpowering vulnerability concerning innumerable parts of both the near and more

removed future. Discoveries from past plagues and pandemics show that a scourge can have

substantial mental consequences for individuals and lead, among other mental outcomes, to

discouragement and general as well as explicit nerves (Taylor, 2019). Likewise, experimental

proof is being accumulated about the implications of COVID‐19 on individuals' overall

mental trouble and psychological wellbeing issues, and explicitly on sadness and

nervousness.

One of these is the impact on women who are right now pregnant, and because of

conceiving an offspring in the coming months (Taubman – Ben‐Ari et al., 2020). Not

exclusively are they tormented by explicit feelings of dread, for example, the fear of being

infected and worry for the government health protocols, yet medical clinics and health centers

are engaging individuals to remain away and discuss distantly with their doctors, these

women will, at some point or another, need to go to the medical clinic to convey their infant.

This will require not just venturing out from home and being in a public spot, subsequently

expanding the chance of contamination, yet it will likewise include a stay in a hospital, where

individuals with COVID‐19 are being dealt with. Besides, women will generally be all alone,

as they are permitted to carry just a single individual with them, and guests are precluded,

although most evidence to date indicates no danger of transmission to the fetus (Chen et

al., 2020). In this manner, the usual fear of labor (FOC) is currently joined with labor

nervousness related explicitly to the pandemic.

Fear of Childbirth (how will this fear of children help later in your study, does it have

an impact during the pandemic?

Literature on the FOC reveals that it is seen in all pregnant women, regardless of

whether nulliparous, primiparous, or multiparous, and may have ramifications for their

wellbeing, just as for the labor, delivery, and postpartum period (Nilsson et al., 2018). A few

components have been found to add to FOC, including women's inside assets (e.g., poor

emotional wellbeing, tension issues, past injury) and outside assets (e.g., absence of social

help, joblessness, financial issues; Dencker et al., 2019). Studies also demonstrate social
contrasts, such as various convictions about labor or the mother's capacity to unveil their

feelings of anxiety (Rondung et al., 2016)

FOC is utilized as an overall name for some kinds of tensions identifying with

women's insight of pregnancy, labor, and the results, and approach to separate among them,

and to recognize factors that may diminish, and not just increment, women's apprehensions

(Dencker et al., 2019). In this, we looked to inspect the worldwide FOC during the current

emergency, just as explicit COVID‐19‐related labor uneasiness, researching factors that may

be related with these two types of nervousness, including sociodemographic qualities, the

individual assets of self‐compassion and social help, and the COVID‐19‐related fears of being

contaminated and concern for the welfare of the fetus.

Breastfeeding (Why you discuss breastfeeding when your topic is about pregnant

women: their lived experiences. Please choose topic related to pregnancy)(

The lockdown measures presented in the UK on 23rd March 2020 to decrease the

spread of Covid-19 brought about a quick change in conditions for pregnant women, new

mothers, and their babies. Current proof recommends that, while pregnant women are not at

more danger of contracting SARS-CoV-2 and there is generally safe of mother-infant

transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through conveyance and breastfeeding (WHO, 2020),

transmission can happen after birth from moms and different parental figures.

Under these conditions, a new direction has risen to consider women during

pregnancy, conveyance, and the baby blues. Prominently, the World Health Organization

suggests prompt baby blues mother-newborn child contact and breastfeeding, with essential

preventive measures, since the advantages of these practices significantly exceed the
expected dangers of viral transmission from mother to baby (Coxon et al., 2020). In any case,

there is no widespread agreement on an ideal way to deal with secure moms and infants

during and after conveyance, and direction on the administration of breastfeeding with living

in for children has commonly been made dependent on asset accessibility and possible danger

of transmission (Tscherning et al., 2020).

While fundamental with regards to the pandemic, these changes, combined with

decreased face to face uphold from family, companions, and friends, could adversely

influence women' discernments and experiences of parenthood, including their capacity to

defeat practical difficulties, their choices about baby care, and maybe their relationship with

their newborn child. A longitudinal companion concentrates in the United States revealed

lower paces of breastfeeding in clinics and at home among mother-infant dyads who were

isolated during their hospitalization due to maternal contamination (Popofsky et al., 2020).

Additionally, in an example of pregnant and breastfeeding ladies in Belgium (n = 5866 ladies,

2421 pregnant and 3445 breastfeedings), practically 50% of the ladies experienced

manifestations of misery and nervousness during the lockdown time frame contrasted with

before the current emergency (Ceulemans et al., 2020). This possibly demonstrates that social

confinement and the subsequent psychosocial stress could affect holding among moms and

their children (Tscherning et al., 2020), just as on the foundation of breastfeeding rehearses

(Fewtrell et al., 2020).

General Note: What are the difficulty during this pandemic?

1.) Social distancing, (how does it affect to the regular check up of the pregnant

women. (what do you think of their lived experiences during check up,

appointments with the doctor?

 2.) Risk of exposing themselves and their fetuses when they go out could one of

their concerns too. So it think you can have a topic related to this concern and

many more.

PLEASE DO NOT FORGET: lived experiences of pregnant women during covid

19 pandemic. ss

CHAPTER III

THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

Philosophical Underpinning (for phenom, you need to replace this part with

philosophical underpinning, read about different philosophies: interpretivism, symbolic

interactionism etc)

This paper uses a transcendental phenomenological approach which provides logical,

systematic, and coherent design elements that lead to an essential description of the

experience. The philosophy of phenomenology is the study of a phenomenon. Thus, there is a

strong emphasis on lived experiences in phenomenological research. In this paper, the

intention was to describe the lifeworld of a pregnant woman. Lived experience is understood
from a lifeworld approach originating from the writing of Husserl (1936/1970). In the

development of the lifeworld theory, Husserl referred this as a natural experience or natural

attitude. Meeting the woman from a lifeworld perspective means to be able to see,

understand, describe, and to analyze parts of her world, as perceived by the woman soon after

she became aware of the pregnancy. This perspective focuses not only on the world or the

subject but also on their interaction. The lifeworld becomes the starting point for

understanding lived experiences. Hence, the lifeworld forms foundations to understand more

about lived experiences. In the lifeworld, our experiences must be regarded in the light of the

body and the lifeworld of a person (i.e., our subjectivity). When understanding the meaning

of lived experiences, we need to understand what lifeworld is, our purposes here in the world

and how we interact with the people around us.

Conceptual Framework (There should be discussion that explains about the conceptual

framework)

Note: is it the body image that is important in pregnancy during pandemic? I think not

really necessary this time. Adaptation maybe YES. Please reflect on this, go back to

your title then recheck this Framework. As I can see it, your last arrow is heading

towards ADAPTATION, take note of your arrow, it has meaning on this figure)
Pregnancy During Physical
COVID-19 Function
Pandemic

Family Support
Life-world
-Adaptation
Body Image integration
-Cohesiveness

Social Support
- Emotional
- Informational
- Evaluative Self-esteem
 Chapter IV

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

This chapter contains a discussion of the methodology used in the conduct of this study. It

describes and expounds the research design, participants, sampling procedure, time and place

of study, research instruments, data gathering procedure, and the data analysis utilized in this

study.

Research Design

This study utilizes descriptive phenomenological research design in tradition of

Husserl as a method to explore and describe the lived experiences of pregnant women in

COVID-19 pandemic. The use of descriptive phenomenology allows the researcher to

directly explore and analyze this particular phenomenon to arrive at a description of the lived,

or subjective, experiences of the pregnant women (Speziale & Carpenter, 2007).

Research Participants

The researchers will select at least 12 participants from different age, parity, and

education level using a purposive sampling method. Inclusion criteria were being pregnant at

the time of announcement of pandemic with an age of 18 years old and above who is

currently residing in Ormoc City, registered in public health centers and is willing to be one

of the participants. Exclusion criteria include those pregnant women who are below 18 years

old and is not registered in public health centers will not be considered as a qualified

participant for ethical and legality purposes.

Sampling Procedure

The researchers will utilize purposive sampling method in which researchers rely on

their own judgment when choosing participants of the population to participate in the study.

This is an appropriate method to select the participants for a study using a descriptive

phenomenological approach because the aim is to understand and describe a particular

phenomenon from the perspective of those who have experienced it. Sample sizes of 10 to 15

are adequate provided participants are able to provide rich descriptions of the phenomenon

(Speziale & Carpenter, 2007). The sample size was determined through the saturation of data

and to the point that no new code or themes from the participants; responses could be

extracted.

Research Instrument

The instruments that will be utilize in this study will be a semi-structured open-ended

question formulated by the researchers and validated by the research adviser. After the

formulation of the questionnaire, the researchers will then interview the chosen participants.

A semi-structured interview is a qualitative research method that combines a pre-determined

set of open ended questions (questions that prompt discussion) with the opportunity for the

interviewer to explore particular themes or responses further. A semi-structured interview has

been referred to as a conversation with a purpose (Burgess, 1984). The participants were

asked questions that allowed them to discuss and describe their pregnancy experiences during

COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers will be using a smartphone to record the interview

with the selected participants. After the interview, researchers will then transcribe and

interpret the narrative of the participants' experiences.

Gathering of Data Procedure

In the gathering of data, the researchers will submit a formal letter to the City Health

Office to obtain the list of pregnant women from the City Health Office. From the data

obtained, the researchers will select 12 participants using purposive sampling. Before

proceeding to the interview, a packet information sheet and informed consent will be given to

the participants. The researchers will also obtain permission from the participants that the

researchers would have the interview be in the record. The researchers would provide

assurance to the respondents that the data gathered will remain strictly confidential and solely

use for the purpose of research and that their actual names will not be used in the research

study. The language that will be used will depend on the participant's preference. Face-to-

face interviews with pregnant women will be utilized to gain insights and explore their

experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, semi-structured, in-depth, one-

on-one interviews with 12 participants will be conducted with open-ended questions. The

primary question was, " In what ways has the COVID-19 outbreak affected your overall

healthcare? "Other questions included, "Were there any changes in your follow-up check-up

during the pandemic?" and "What have you done to cope with your stress related to the

COVID-19 outbreak?" Furthermore, probing questions such as, "what do you mean exactly,"

"give me an example," and "can you elaborate" will be asked to encourage participants to

share more in-depth information. Each participant will be interviewed for at least 30-60

minutes in an isolated area to ensure both privacy and confidentiality. The face-to-face

nature of the interview allows for immediate clarification or expansion of the participants'

thoughts and access to nonverbal cues such as gestures and facial expressions (Speziale &

Carpenter, 2007). After each of the interviews, the researchers will take short field notes after

the interviews and reflect on these notes to ensure that the results are complete and detailed.
The context of the interview will be listed in the field notes, as well as any factors that may

have affected the data collection process. For example, the setting in which the interview

takes place, remarks on the participant's actions, and the dynamics of the interview may be

identified. Throughout the course of performing this study, criteria for reporting qualitative

research guidelines will be carefully followed.

Data Analysis

The researchers will make use of Colaizzi’s seven-step content analysis method to

analyze the research data. Colaizzi’s (1978) distinctive seven step process provides a rigorous

analysis, with each step staying close to the data. The following steps represent Colaizzi

process for phenomenological data analysis (1) Each transcript should be read and re-read in

order to obtain a general sense about the whole content; (2) For each transcript, significant

statements that pertain to the phenomenon under study should be extracted. These statements

must be recorded on a separate sheet noting their pages and lines numbers; (3) Meanings

should be formulated from these significant statements; (4) The formulated meanings of

Pregnant Women during COVID-19 should be sorted into categories, clusters of themes, and

themes pandemic (5) The findings of the study should be integrated into an exhaustive

description of the phenomenon under study; (6) The fundamental structure of the

phenomenon should be described; (7) Finally, validation of the findings should be sought

from the research participants to compare the researcher's descriptive results with their

experiences (Sanders, 2003; Speziale & Carpenter, 2007).

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 Appendix A

PACKET INFORMATION SHEET

Month/date/year

Good day, ma’am/sir!

You are invited to take part in a study entitled COVID 19 PANDEMIC: THE
LIVED EXPERIENCE OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN ORMOC CITY The undersigned
are 3rd year students of Visayas State University, who will be conducting this study as a
partial fulfilment of the requirements in NuCM 111: Nursing Research.
This study aims to identify the lived experiences of pregnant women during the
COVID-19 pandemic. Your participation of the study involves an individual in-depth
interview with the researchers for 30-60mins. You have been chosen to participate in this
study since you are a pregnant woman at the time of the announcement of the pandemic, age
18 and above and is currently residing in Ormoc City, registered in public health centers
which is a qualification needed in this study.
Your involvement in the study is voluntary. It is up to you to determine whether or
not to take part in the research. If you decide to participate in this research, you will be asked
to sign the consent form. After you sign the consent form, you are also free to withdraw at
any time and without specifying any justification.
The benefit in conducting this study, is that you, as a pregnant woman will be able to
know the existing stigma in your workplace, that your co-worker might also been
experiencing. In that way you might be able to come up with an intervention to manage the
stigma in your workplace and your workmates.
The goal of the study is to identify the lived experiences of pregnant women in Ormoc
City during COVID-19 pandemic. Investigating these concerns will help better understand
the the experience of pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide better care if the
current pandemic continues or similar ones occur.

Respectfully yours,
LAIDELLE JASCINTH M. CALIXTRO DANICA MAE M. BANDOLON
Researcher Researcher

Noted by:
MICHELLE C. TOLIBAS, Ph.DNS, MAN, RN, RM
Research Adviser
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INFORMED CONSENT FORM

I have read and understand the Packet Information Sheet that was given to me. I was

also able to ask questions about additional information that I need to know. I am aware that my

participation is voluntary and that I am free to withdraw at any time, without offering any

justification and without any fee. I believe that a copy of this consent form will be given to me. I

accept to participate in this research on a voluntary basis.

Participant’s signature

Date

LAIDELLE JASCINTH M. CALIXTRO

Researcher

DANICA MAE M. BANDOLON

Researcher
 Appendix C

RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

SCRIPT PRIOR TO INTERVIEW:

Good Day Ma’am, before anything else, we would like to express our gratitude to you for

gracing us with your time and for being willing to participate in the interview aspect of our

study. We just want to recapitulate that our study seeks to describe the lived experiences of

pregnant women during COVID-19 Pandemic. Investigating these concerns will help better

understand the the experience of pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide better

care if the current pandemic continues or similar ones occur. Our interview today will last

approximately thirty (30) minutes to one (1) hour at most.

[review aspects of consent form]

*present the consent form and its aspects*

[review aspects of consert form]

In the consent form, you have indicated there that you’ll allow us (or not) to have an audio

recording of our conversation. Are you still okay with us recording (or not) our conversation

today? ___Yes___No

If yes: Thank you so much! Please do let us know if you have something to say that you don’t

want to be recorded in our audio recorder. We will automatically stop the audio recording and

we’ll just resume once you’ll allow us to do so.

If no: Thank you for letting us know ma’am/sir. My partner and I will take turns in taking notes

of our conversation.
Preliminary Questions:

Before we start with the interview proper, do you have any concerns regarding this interview? Is

there anything you want to share? Should you have any queries in mind that may arise at any

point in this study, please do not hesitate to open it up anytime. We would be more than

delighted to give an answer to all of your queries and address your concern as much as we can. If

you have nothing in mind as of this moment, we may start with the interview.

QUESTION-GUIDED INTERVIEW:

For recording purposes, may I ask what is your name again ma’am?:____________________

Respondent No. _______

Time of interview: . _______

Date: . _______

Place: . _______

Interviewer: . _______

Interviewee: . _______

INTERVIEW-PROPER:

1. In what ways has the COVID-19 outbreak affected your overall healthcare?

1.1. Physically?

1.2 Psychologically?

1.3. Emotionally?

1.4. Socially?

2. Did you regularly go to pregnancy follow-up check-up during the coronavirus pandemic?

2.1 Were there any changes in your follow-up check-up during the pandemic?
 2.2 In what way does the new health protocols and policies imposed by the DOH to avoid

infections of COVID-19 during the prenatal check-up affect you?

2.3 How stressed were you about the changes to your prenatal care experiences due to

COVID-19 outbreak?

2.4 How does the healthcare worker such as doctor, midwife/nurse guide you in the

process?

3. How did you overcome the challenges brought about the COVID-19 pandemic?

3.1 How did you feel overcoming the challenges?

3.2 What made you say so that you have overcome the challenges?

POST-INTERVIEW SCRIPT:

Ma’am, my partner and I would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to you who

extended their immense help by rendering us your valuable time and efforts, without the likes of

you we won’t be able to achieve the objectives of our study. Be of the opinion that all the data

that we have gathered from you will remain strictly confidential and and only we, the

researchers, will handle it. Once again, thank you so much ma’am and God bless.