Variables related to adaptation to motherhood in "normal" primiparous women.
A descriptive study found that of 20 healthy, normal primiparas 25% experienced a very difficult adaptation to motherhood. Previous experience with infants and children, perception of support from postpartum nurses and husbands, help during the first week at home, and postpartum self-concept were found to be related to adaptation in this sample. Nursing implications and interventions for the normal pregnant woman and new mother are discussed.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009769:Object Attachment; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012944:Social Support