This study aimed to investigate the experience of women who were pregnant and gave birth over the period of a major earthquake, and the roles and dynamics of family in relation to the health of these women. Constructivist grounded theory (GT) method was used for this study. Twenty-two women and two men were recruited through the beginning purposive and subsequent theoretical sampling strategies. The constant comparative analysis was guided by coding practice of the constructivist GT approach. The disturbance of life due to earthquake gradually relieved after the disaster, which was represented by the process of women’s ‘being disrupted’, ‘alleviating disturbances’, and ‘growing up’. ‘Being there of the family members’ is a mutual need between women and their families, which strengthened psychological recovering of the women. ‘Instilling love and hope by the baby’ is a buffer for alleviating stress and also a motivator for growing up of women. ‘Changing values’, which is developed under the comprehensive action of ‘being disrupted’, ‘being there of the family members’, and ‘love and hope instilled by the baby’, essentially reinforce the new worldviews and coping of the pregnant women. It is overall the ‘evolving meaning’ which represents the process of how these women recovered and attained their meaning of lives and stay healthy after the disaster.

本研究旨在调查大地震期间怀孕和分娩妇女的经历，以及家庭在这些妇女健康方面的作用和动态。本研究使用建构主义扎根理论（GT）方法。通过最初的目的性和随后的理论抽样策略招募了 22 名女性和 2 名男性。持续比较分析以建构主义 GT 方法的编码实践为指导。地震造成的生活扰动在灾后逐渐缓解，表现为女性“被扰乱”、“缓解扰动”、“成长”的过程。“家人在身边”是女性与家人的共同需要，加强了女性的心理康复。“给宝宝灌输爱和希望”是缓解压力的缓冲，也是女性成长的动力。在“被打乱”、“家人在身边”、“婴儿灌输爱与希望”的综合作用下发展起来的“改变价值观”，从根本上强化了孕妇的新世界观和应对方式。总体而言，“演变的意义”代表了这些女性在灾难后如何恢复并获得生命意义并保持健康的过程。从根本上加强了孕妇的新世界观和应对方式。总体而言，“演变的意义”代表了这些女性在灾难后如何恢复并获得生命意义并保持健康的过程。从根本上加强了孕妇的新世界观和应对方式。总体而言，“演变的意义”代表了这些女性在灾难后如何恢复并获得生命意义并保持健康的过程。