A Burden and a Blessing—Young Swedish Women's Experience of Fertility. A Study Among Women Lacking Experience of Pregnancy and Parenthood
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15218310 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Malin Söderberg (Karolinska Institutet, corresponding author), Ingela Lundgren (0000-0002-0965-6650, University of Gothenburg), Pia Olsson (0000-0002-1736-8333, Uppsala University), Kyllike Christensson (Karolinska Institutet) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 402-419 |
| Publication date | 2011-04-05 |
| 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 | 10.1080/07399332.2010.530725 |
| PMID | 21476160 |
| OpenAlex | W2021988456 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 20 |
We used phenomenological method to describe fertility as it was experienced by young women who have chosen to take contraceptive pills. The women lacked experience from pregnancy and parenthood. We interviewed ten women aged 23-27 years. We found that fertility was experienced as paradoxical, as follows: fertility as a power that has to be suppressed, experiencing fertility in the present time and as a future finite possibility, and having one's own fertile responsibility governed by society. Striving for a perfect life was a central aspect of fertility. Expectations on female fertility seem to influence young women's planning in life
Blessing · Developmental psychology · Family planning · Fertility · Obstetrics · Pill · Population · Pregnancy · Research methodology · Sociology · Young adult · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · History · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,23 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2021 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |