diff --git a/src/pyshark/capture/capture.py b/src/pyshark/capture/capture.py
index b6c8b4e3..afe1a068 100644
--- a/src/pyshark/capture/capture.py
+++ b/src/pyshark/capture/capture.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from pyshark.tshark.output_parser import tshark_xml
 from pyshark.tshark.tshark import get_process_path, get_tshark_display_filter_flag, \
     tshark_supports_json, TSharkVersionException, get_tshark_version, tshark_supports_duplicate_keys
-
+from pyshark.capture.child_watching import NewUnixDefaultEventPolicy
 
 if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
     asyncTimeoutError = concurrent.futures.TimeoutError
@@ -199,8 +199,10 @@ def _setup_eventloop(self):
                 # SafeChildWatcher O(n) -> large numbers of processes are slow
                 # ThreadedChildWatcher O(1) -> independent of process number
                 # asyncio.get_child_watcher().attach_loop(self.eventloop)
-                asyncio.set_child_watcher(asyncio.SafeChildWatcher())
-                asyncio.get_child_watcher().attach_loop(self.eventloop)
+                lp = NewUnixDefaultEventPolicy()
+                lp.get_child_watcher().attach_loop(self.eventloop)
+                
+                asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(lp)
 
     def _packets_from_tshark_sync(self, packet_count=None, existing_process=None):
         """Returns a generator of packets.
diff --git a/src/pyshark/capture/child_watching.py b/src/pyshark/capture/child_watching.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f7d22bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pyshark/capture/child_watching.py
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+# Temporary work arounds for depreciated classes related to child watching
+# in UNIX asyncio event loops. 
+
+import asyncio
+import threading
+import os 
+import signal
+import warnings
+
+from asyncio import events
+from asyncio import unix_events
+from asyncio import log
+
+class NewSafeChildWatcher:
+    '''Re-implementation of SafeChildWatcher.
+
+    Methods taken from both SafeChildWatcher and parent
+    class BaseChildWatcher in asyncio/unix_events.py
+    '''
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._loop = None
+        self._callbacks = {}
+
+    def close(self):
+        self.attach_loop(None)
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self
+    
+    def __exit__(self, a, b, c):
+        pass
+
+    def is_active(self):
+        return self._loop is not None and self._loop.is_running()
+
+    def add_child_handler(self, pid, callback, *args):
+        self._callbacks[pid] = (callback, args)
+        self._do_waitpid(pid)
+
+    def remove_child_handler(self, pid):
+        try:
+            del self._callbacks[pid]
+            return True
+        except KeyError:
+            return False
+        
+    def _do_waitpid_all(self):
+
+        for pid in list(self._callbacks):
+            self._do_waitpid(pid)
+    
+    def _do_waitpid(self, expected_pid):
+        assert expected_pid > 0
+
+        try:
+            pid, status = os.waitpid(expected_pid, os.WNOHANG)
+        except ChildProcessError:
+            pid = expected_pid
+            returncode = 255
+            log.logger.warning(
+                "Unknown child process pid %d, will report returncode 255",
+                pid)
+        else:
+            if pid == 0:
+                return
+
+            returncode = os.waitstatus_to_exitcode(status)
+            if self._loop.get_debug():
+                log.logger.debug('process %s exited with returncode %s',
+                             expected_pid, returncode)
+
+        try:
+            callback, args = self._callbacks.pop(pid)
+        except KeyError: 
+            if self._loop.get_debug():
+                log.logger.warning("Child watcher got an unexpected pid: %r",
+                               pid, exc_info=True)
+        else:
+            callback(pid, returncode, *args)
+
+    def attach_loop(self, loop):
+        assert loop is None or isinstance(loop, events.AbstractEventLoop)
+
+        if self._loop is not None and loop is None and self._callbacks:
+            warnings.warn(
+                'A loop is being detached '
+                'from a child watcher with pending handlers',
+                RuntimeWarning)
+
+        if self._loop is not None:
+            self._loop.remove_signal_handler(signal.SIGCHLD)
+
+        self._loop = loop
+        if loop is not None:
+            loop.add_signal_handler(signal.SIGCHLD, self._sig_chld)
+            self._do_waitpid_all()
+    
+    def _sig_chld(self):
+        try:
+            self._do_waitpid_all()
+        except (SystemExit, KeyboardInterrupt):
+            raise
+        except BaseException as exc:
+            self._loop.call_exception_handler({
+                'message': 'Unknown exception in SIGCHLD handler',
+                'exception': exc,
+            })
+
+
+# Also from asyncio/unix_events.py
+def can_use_pidfd():
+    if not hasattr(os, 'pidfd_open'):
+        return False
+    try:
+        pid = os.getpid()
+        os.close(os.pidfd_open(pid, 0))
+    except OSError:
+        return False
+    return True
+
+class NewUnixDefaultEventPolicy(events.BaseDefaultEventLoopPolicy):
+    '''Re-implementation of _UnixDefaultEventPolicy from asyncio/unix_events.py
+
+    Overrides get_child_watcher() and set_child_watcher() methods
+    '''
+    _loop_factory = unix_events._UnixSelectorEventLoop
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._watcher = None
+
+    def _init_watcher(self):
+        with threading.Lock():
+            if self._watcher is None:
+                if can_use_pidfd():
+                    self._watcher = unix_events.PidfdChildWatcher()
+                else:
+                    self._watcher = NewSafeChildWatcher()
+
+    def set_event_loop(self, loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop | None):
+        super().set_event_loop(loop)
+        if (self._watcher is not None and
+                threading.current_thread() is threading.main_thread()):
+            self._watcher.attach_loop(loop)
+    
+    def get_child_watcher(self):
+        if self._watcher is None:
+            self._init_watcher()
+        return self._watcher
+    
+    def set_child_watcher(self, watcher):
+        assert self._watcher is None or isinstance(watcher, unix_events.PidfdChildWatcher) or isinstance(watcher, NewSafeChildWatcher)
+
+        if self._watcher is not None:
+            self._watcher.close()
+        self._watcher = watcher
+    
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