Uncertain Motherhood: Negotiating the Risks of the Childbearing Years

Field, P.A. and Marck, P.B.

ISBN 10: 0803955650 / ISBN 13: 9780803955653

Published by Sage Publications, 1994

About this Item

This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:0803955650.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Uncertain Motherhood: Negotiating the Risks of the Childbearing Years
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803955650
• ISBN 13: 9780803955653
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 550 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Women and Feminism

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Synopsis

For many women, the issues surrounding motherhood are complex, confusing, and even frightening; infertility, stillbirths, and birth defects are just some of the negative aspects of pregnancy they sometimes face. Uncertain Motherhood presents research on maternal behavior in relation to women who have less than optimal outcomes in pregnancy. The contributors examine mothers′ reactions to events as diverse as unwanted pregnancies, livebirths following stillbirths, infertility, at-risk pregnancies, premature births, and carriages resulting in babies with birth defects. Recognizing the need for caregivers to develop a greater understanding of the women′s experiences, the editors have assembled and integrated the results of various studies in terms of uncertainty theory, culminating in their proposed model of uncertain motherhood. Unique in its focus, this sensitive and thought-provoking volume is essential reading for professionals and students in all areas of medical and mental health.