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Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work
Supporting transition to parenthood in Aotearoa New Zealand
2016 •
Irene de Haan
INTRODUCTION: Recent rhetoric about investing in ‘vulnerable’ children disregards the reality that the magnitude of change accompanying adaptation to parenthood makes all infants and their families vulnerable. This article reports the findings of a small-scale qualitative study of Aotearoa New Zealand parents’ experiences of transition to parenthood and their views on support received or wished for.AIM: To gain insight into how adaptation to life with a baby is experienced and how support could be improved.METHODS: The study involved sequential in-depth interviews with each of 25 socioeconomically diverse first-time mothers and a single set of interviews with 11 fathers and one grandmother. Narrative analysis was used to discern themes.FINDINGS: Participants expressed surprise regarding challenges inherent in adaptation to parenthood. While they deeply appreciated support from Lead Maternity Carers, they saw later professional support as ‘for the baby’. They found little support to ...
The Maternity Experience of New Zealand Samoan First-time Mothers
Marianna Churchward
Motherhood is a life-changing event. It is a significant milestone for a woman. This thesis explores the concept of motherhood from the perspectives of Samoan first-time mothers living in New Zealand. The thesis traces their experiences from conception, pregnancy and childbirth through to early motherhood. Their narratives are the focus of the research and are complemented by the viewpoints from some of their own mothers, and maternity health professionals. The overarching question, ‘What are the experiences of a group of first-time New Zealand-born Samoan mothers before and after birth?’ was framed from a strengths-based approach and draws on work which defines a strength-based approach to resilience as research that changed traditional deficit perspectives. Rather than focusing on how individuals or families have failed or struggled, emphasis is directed to how they can succeed or how they can manage (Walsh, 2006). Interviews were conducted in Wellington and Auckland with 11 fir...
Journal of Social Service Research
More Nuanced Universal Services for New Parents: Avoiding Assumptions of hom*ogeneity
2018 •
Irene de Haan
New spaces and possibilities: the adjustment to parenthood for new migrant mothers
2006 •
Ruth DeSouza
Antenatal education for adolescents : a qualitative study from a Foucauldian perspective : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand
2011 •
anna brown
De Souza, R. (2005). Transforming possibilities of care: Goan migrant motherhood in New Zealand.
Ruth DeSouza
Little is known about the maternity experiences of migrant mothers in Aotearoa/New Zealand and in particular the ways in which women adapt and survive when separated from traditional postnatal practices and family support. This paper reports on a study of the maternity care experiences of Goan, Indian women in Auckland, New Zealand. Multiple research strategies were incorporated into the process in order to prevent the reproduction of deficiency discourses. Interviews were carried out with Goan women who had experiences of migration and motherhood. The findings revealed that as a consequence of motherhood and migration migrant mothers were able to reclaim and re-invent innovative solutions. Nurses and other health professionals can have a significant role in supporting women and their families undergoing the transition to parenthood in a new country and develop their knowledge and understanding of this dual transition.
An exploration of preparation for parenthood amongst first-time biological parents
2019 •
georgette spiteri
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Birth under restrictions: Exploring women's experiences of maternity care in Aotearoa New Zealand during the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020
2023 •
Andrea Gilkison
Pathways into parenthood: reflections from three generations of teenage mothers and fathers
2006 •
Julia Hirst
Aims, scope and design This study was designed to explore the views and experiences of men and women who became parents while under the age of twenty. We spoke to people in three generations: young parents currently aged under twenty, and those in their parents’ and grandparents’ generations who had also had children as teenagers. We set out to take a biographical perspective, inviting participants to reflect on the transitions that they made to parenthood, and on their experiences since then, including access to formal and informal support systems. The study was also intended to pilot a number of different research methods, with a view to considering their potential for facilitating participant involvement and gathering rich and indepth data. For this reason, the number of people involved was deliberately limited to a small sample. Our planned methods included biographical-narrative interviews, group discussion, photo-elicitation, and peer interviewing. In all, 14 men and 14 women ...
NCT Perspective journal September 2016: NCT's journal on preparing parents for birth and early parenthood perspective
Julie Clayton
Various articles covering research, policy and service developments and best practice around pregnancy, birth and the transition to parenthood
