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dc.contributor.authorEmmanuel, E
dc.contributor.authorCreedy, DK
dc.contributor.authorSt John, W
dc.contributor.authorGamble, J
dc.contributor.authorBrown, C
dc.contributor.editorAlison Tierney (Editor-in-Chief)
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:04:26Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:04:26Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.modified2011-08-22T06:32:18Z
dc.identifier.issn0309-2402
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04757.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/21670
dc.description.abstractAim. This paper is a report on the examination of demographic, birthing and social correlates of maternal role development in childbearing women. Background. Successful adaptation to the maternal role provides a mother with confidence and satisfaction in her ability to nurture and care for her infant. Despite the importance of this developmental process for maternal well-being, little attention has been given to social and demographic predictors of positive role development in recent years. Methods. A prospective study was undertaken at three publicly-funded metropolitan antenatal clinics in Queensland, Australia between March and November 2003. A total of 605 women completed a survey at 36 weeks gestation and 12 weeks postpartum, with a response rate of 78% (n = 473). A self-report questionnaire was used to collect data about personal and birth variables, domestic violence, social support and maternal role development. Findings. The majority of women (81%) were of White ethnic background, modal age was 30-45 years (40%, n = 189) and 66 percent (n = 312) were in paid employment. Bivariate analysis identified age, marital status, length of relationship and social support to be statistically significantly associated with maternal role development. Optimal scaling showed social support to be the most important factor in maternal role development. Conclusion. Maternal role development following childbirth is complex and can be adversely affected by older maternal age, married status, inadequate social support and short partner relationships. A deeper understanding of this process is needed if healthcare professionals are to assist mothers in making a smooth transition to motherhood.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent192198 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.publisher.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04757.x
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom18
dc.relation.ispartofpageto26
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Advanced Nursing
dc.relation.ispartofvolume64
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMidwifery
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4204
dc.titleMaternal role development following childbirth among Australian women
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery
gro.rights.copyright© 2008 Blackwell Publishing. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Maternal role development following childbirth among Australian women, Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 64, Issue 1, pages 18–26, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04757.x
gro.date.issued2008
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorGamble, Jenny A.
gro.griffith.authorCreedy, Debra K.


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