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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Becoming a mother"”.
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Becoming a mother of Chinese immigrants women in Korea
본 연구는 한국에 이주하여 결혼과 임신, 출산, 양육의 과정을 경험한 중국 출신 여성들을 대상으로, 근거이론 연구방법을 통해 그들이 어머니가 되어가는 과정과 본질을 파악하여 어머니 됨의 실체이론을 제시하고자 수행되었다. 본 연구는 Corbin과 Strauss(2008)가 제시한 근거이론 연구방법을 사용한 질적연구이다. 자료는, 수도권 지역 다문화센터의 소개를 받아 중국 이민자 중 한족 5명과 조선족 5명의 이민여성을 대상으로 일대일 심층 면담과 추후 면담을 통해 2015년 7월부터 2015년 12월까지 수집하였다. 자료 분석은 …
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Exploration of childhood influences on the development of first-time mothers’ prenatal parenting expectations.
During the transition to motherhood, the woman is moving from seeking care from her own caregivers to also providing care to her own baby in the near future (i.e. she is becoming an attachment figure herself). This transition may, therefore, be triggering attachment insecurities for some pregnant …
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Unseen Motherhood
<p><em>Unseen Motherhood</em> is a series of photographs that shows what first-time motherhood is really like, starting with pregnancy and going through birth and everything after. I did not want to just show the happy or perfect moments. I wanted to capture the hard parts, the big feelings, and …
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Pasirengimas motinystei: dulų veiklos ypatumai /
Becoming a mother is associated with challenges at different stages - pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period. Motherhood significantly affects a woman’s life: her family relationship, the postponement or suspension of her career might occur, her identity alters. At all stages, the woman's …
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Untitled Memoir
… bright future. Having a drug addict as a mother who was either abusive or absent causes tension in Tara’s life when she finds out she is pregnant with twins. Tara must learn how to be a mother without having a good example or someone to turn to for motherly advice.</p> <p>Interspersed …
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Back to Work: The Effects of Goal Conflict on Working Mothers
… of men? In the “we can do it all” generation, becoming a mother can be one of the most frustrating and rewarding experiences in one’s lifetime. Fulfilling career goals in addition to the demands motherhood can cause psychological distress. In this paper I present literature reviews on …
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Motherhood Moments: Creating New Aesthetic Space
Motherhood is mayhem. Since becoming a mother, I carve out space and time for short creation bursts. I observe my children’s lack of inhibitions and carefree use of materials and incorporate their habits into my work. Art routines are a way to create in my messy maternal life. This thesis examines: …
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Transgressing the skin: a phenomenological study into the transition to motherhood.
… study was to illuminate the experience of early mothering for a small group of first-time mothers from the Southof England in 2001. Central to this were the detailed descriptions, as recounted by the women, of the way in which they gradually adapted to being mothers. In this phenomenological …
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Clergywomen and Role Management: A Study of PC(USA) Clergywomen Negotiating Maternity Leave
… research and literature on the transition to becoming a mother while working and on mothers and work-life balance, literature on clergy and, in particular, clergywomen and work-life balance is scarce. This study contributes to that literature by utilizing role theory and grounded theory …
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An existential exploration of the experience of British-Iraqi mothers during the first 40 days of motherhood
… over the past decades around the topic of ‘motherhood’, there remains little written about the experience for mothers from a bi-cultural background living in the UK. This research aimed to investigate the experiences of eleven British-Iraqi first-time mothers during the first 40 days of …
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The meaning of motherhood: adolescent childbearing and its significance for poor Dominican Haitian women
… understand and conceptualize the experience of becoming a mother at an early age. The dominant discourse on adolescent motherhood frames the phenomenon as problematic. Adolescent motherhood is typically associated with poor economic and educational outcomes, despite flaws in research used to …
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A social constructivist grounded theory exploration into the impacts of infant sleeplessness on ‘normal’ experiences within the transition to motherhood
… to explore a range of challenges encountered by mothers coping with infant sleep difficulties, and subsequent impacts on the transition to becoming a parent. The intention was twofold – to raise awareness amongst practitioner psychologists that “many new mothers experience some level of emotional …
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An exploration of women’s experiences of wellbeing and peer support during pregnancy, through attendance at midwife-led aquanatal exercise classes.
… personal knowledge directed to preparation for motherhood, by contributing to wellbeing adjustments and to the development of social capital during this life transition. A case study approach explored the experience of women (n=11) who attended a midwife-led aquanatal class. Participant data …
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Co-Designing with and for Milk Donors
Many mothers of small children (<2 years old) rely on technological interventions to provide aid and advice for child-rearing during the early stages of motherhood. This time can feel very isolating and so many mothers turn to technology as a medium to reach others and access information. In this …
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The Construction of Self-identity and Positive Behavioural Change in Pregnant and Parenting Young Women
… also included a qualitative exploration of how becoming a mother in adolescence and early adulthood is related to processes of identity development and behavioural change. Participants were 27 pregnant and parenting young women (ages 16 to 22) recruited from youth-serving agencies in Toronto, …
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Mothers Making Meaning: An Exploration of Contemporary Ritual Practices Surrounding Childbirth
… the most intense identity shifts of their lives—becoming a mother—without prescribed ritual resources to navigate that transition. Lacking a common cultural script to follow, these women are inventing their own rites of passage, drawing from various times, places, and traditions to craft intimate …
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Girls at the Gun Show
… center on place, particularly the Ozarks, and on motherhood and gender. In the tradition of contemporary poets such as Jim Daniels, Jane Springer, and Natasha Trethewey, many of the poems in this collection use place as a basis of the work. The Ozarks, specifically, figures heavily in the work, …
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What do teenage mothers want from the Well Child / Tamariki Ora service?
… years. The literature suggests that teenage mothers often struggle to cope with the demands of caring for a baby while making the transition from adolescence to adulthood. They require additional support from families, partners and services to achieve good health outcomes for themselves and …
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Negotiating Gender Identity, Motherhood and Consumption: Examining the Experiences of South Asian Women in the UK
… the role of consumption for South Asian mothers living in the UK as they incorporate motherhood into their gender identities. Consumer research on motherhood suggests mothers’ consumption practices are intertwined with the dominant norms of good mothering that pervade many cultures, known …
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Learning to Mother over Coffee and Cake: Naming our Informal Learning
… inquiry into the learning experiences of mothers in an informal Parent Support Group (PSG) that meets through regular coffee mornings. The research explores informal learning, motherhood and social support within a framework of Freirean and Feminist thinking. It situates this women’s …
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