| Life course theory as a framework to examine becoming a mother of a medically fragile preterm infant. | |
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PMID: 18726937 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Life course theory, a sociological framework, was used to analyze the phenomenon of becoming a mother, with longitudinal narrative data from 34 women who gave birth prematurely after a high-risk pregnancy, and whose infant became medically fragile. Women faced challenges of mistimed birth and mothering a technologically dependent infant. Before social ties were established, legal and biological ties required mothers to make critical decisions about their infants. Liminality characterized mothers' early involvement with their infants. The mothers worked to know, love, and establish deeper attachments to this baby. The infant's homecoming was a key turning point; it decreased liminality of early mothering, increased mothers' control of infants' care, and gave them time and place to know their infants more intimately. |
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Authors:
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Beth Perry Black; Diane Holditch-Davis; Margaret S Miles |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Research in nursing & health Volume: 32 ISSN: 1098-240X ISO Abbreviation: Res Nurs Health Publication Date: 2009 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-01-13 Completed Date: 2009-02-10 Revised Date: 2010-09-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7806136 Medline TA: Res Nurs Health Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 38-49 Citation Subset: IM; N |
Copyright Information:
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2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
Affiliation:
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing, North Carolina 27599, USA. |
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Adaptation, Psychological* Adolescent Adult Biomedical Technology Chronic Disease / psychology* Decision Making Female Human Development Humans Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature* Internal-External Control Longitudinal Studies Male Models, Psychological Mother-Child Relations* Object Attachment Parenting / psychology* Pregnancy Pregnancy, High-Risk / psychology Social Support United States |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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NIH R01 02868//PHS HHS; R01 HD028684-07/HD/NICHD NIH HHS |
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