Doing It Properly”
The Experience of First Mothering Over 35 Years
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15216663 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary Carolan (0000-0001-5908-9685, University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 764-787 |
| Publication date | 2005-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Care For Women International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07399330500230987 |
| PMID | 16214793 |
| OpenAlex | W2118755835 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 46 |
First mothering over 35 years is an increasing phenomenon in developed countries, and this "greying" of maternity raises some interesting questions and dilemmas for clinical care. In a qualitative study conducted in Melbourne, Australia, the motherhood experiences of 22 primiparous women were explored. Participant age ranged from 35 to 48 years. Women were interviewed over three junctures: at 35-38 weeks gestation, 10-14 days postpartum, and 8 months postpartum. Becoming a mother was found to occur in a temporally ordered sequence, with clear markers at 1-4 weeks, 1-4 months, 4-6 months, and 6-8 months. Themes that emerged from the analysis included the project "doing it properly," vulnerability, "finding my own way," and "being older." The continuing and increasing trend of primiparity older than 35 years makes this account of interest globally. Findings from this study offer an alternative explanation of early mothering over 35 years and offers direction to health professionals for easing early motherhood experiences for this growing group of childbearing women
Developmental psychology · Qualitative research · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology
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“Renewed” “Older” Motherhood/Mothering
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Maternal Age, Psychological Maturity, Parenting Cognitions, and Mother–Infant Interaction
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Beyond voice
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Personal Competencies, Social Resources, and Psychosocial Adjustment of Primiparous Women of Advanced Maternal Age and Their Partners
Theorising mother-baby-assemblages
No Right Time
Pregnancy starts with a literacy event
Motherhood
Content analysis
Identity development during the transition to motherhood
Interventions to Ease the Transition to Parenthood
Becoming a Mother Versus Maternal Role Attainment
Qualitative content analysis in nursing research
Disabled people fend a voice
Content analysis
Out of Sync
First-time Motherhood
Thinking About the Family
First births to older mothers, 1970-86
Effects of maternal age on parenting role
Qualitative Content Analysis
Transition to Parenthood
| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,95 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2024 (18) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |