Background:

Pregnancy is a natural stage of life involving new situations and experiences. Therefore, women must receive guidance and information about the changes occurring during pregnancy so that they can make the most of this period of their lives.

Objective:

To identify the experiences and feelings of women during pregnancy.

Methodology:

This qualitative descriptive study was conducted with 13 pregnant women. Data were gathered from semi-structured interviews and analyzed using the Collective Subject Discourse method.

Results:

The analysis of the results identified three central ideas based on the participants’ responses regarding their experiences and feelings during pregnancy - physical changes women perceive during pregnancy; negative feelings women experience during pregnancy; and positive feelings women experience during pregnancy.

Conclusion:

During pregnancy, women go through many different changes and associate pregnancy with positive and negative feelings.

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