Reclaiming motherhood through shame, distance, and gratitude—A phenomenological study of Swedish women’s lived experiences of giving birth while ill with COVID-19

• Maria Revelj ,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Maria.Revelj@gu.se

  Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute for clinical sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

  https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1497-1205

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• Anna Wessberg,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

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• Ylva Carlsson,

  Roles Conceptualization, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden, Centre of Perinatal Medicine & Health, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1414-7279

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• Maria Lindqvist,

  Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden, Department of Clinical Sciences, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8607-9220

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• Verena Sengpiel,

  Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute for clinical sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

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• Karolina Linden

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2792-3142

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