title: Older Japanese primiparas' experiences at the time of their post-delivery hospital stay.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the postpartum experiences of older primiparas at the time of their postpartum hospital stay. Participants were Japanese primiparas aged 35-44 years who gave birth, without abnormalities for either the mother or child. Data were obtained using a semi-structured interview with 22 participants. Thirteen themes emerged through content analysis. We found that there were distinctive experiences, which included 'the health and growth of the baby: relief and continued anxiety', 'awareness of strengths and of concerns of primiparas', 'meaning of the pregnancy and childbirth experience' and 'developing one's own child-care approach'. Findings suggest that nursing care during the post-delivery hospital stay should use the unique strengths of older primiparas to enable their smooth transition to maternal role attainment.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Nursing, Chiba University, Chiba-shi, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sakajo
authors.forename: Emi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Kunie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maehara
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maekawa
authors.forename: Harumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozawa
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Hiroko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iwata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D011247:Pregnancy
keywords: hospitalization; maternal age; post-delivery hospital stay; postpartum care; primiparas