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Pranee Liamputtong - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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early Motherhood a qualitative study exploring the experiences of african australian teenage mothers in greater melbourne australia
BMC Public Health, 2015Co-Authors: Mimmie Claudine Ngum Chi Watts, Pranee Liamputtong, Celia McmichaelAbstract:Motherhood is a significant and important aspect of life for many women around the globe. For women in communities where Motherhood is highly desired, Motherhood is considered crucial to the woman’s identity. Teenage Motherhood, occurring at a critical developmental stage of teenagers’ lives, has been identified as having adverse social and health consequences. This research aimed to solicit the lived experiences of African Australian young refugee women who have experienced early Motherhood in Australia. This qualitative research used in-depth interviews. The research methods and analysis were informed by intersectionality theory, phenomenology and a cultural competency framework. Sixteen African born refugee young women who had experienced teenage pregnancy and early Motherhood in Greater Melbourne, Australia took part in this research. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed and data analysed using thematic content analysis. Ethics approval for this research was granted by Victoria University Human Research Ethics committee. Motherhood brings increased responsibilities, social recognition, and a sense of purpose for young mothers. Despite the positive aspects of Motherhood, participants faced challenges that affected their lives. Most often, the challenges included coping with increased responsibilities following the birth of the baby, managing the competing demands of schooling, work and taking care of a baby in a site of settlement. The young mothers indicated they received good support from their mothers, siblings and close friends, but rarely from the father of their baby and the wider community. Participants felt that teenage mothers are frowned upon by their wider ethnic communities, which left them with feelings of shame and embarrassment, despite the personal perceived benefits of achieving Motherhood. We propose that service providers and policy makers support the role of the young mothers’ own mother, sisters, their grandmothers and aunts following early Motherhood. Such support from significant females will help facilitate young mothers’ re-engagement with education, work and other aspects of life. For young migrant mothers, this is particularly important in order to facilitate settlement in a new country and reduce the risk of subsequent mistimed pregnancies. Service providers need to expand their knowledge and awareness of the specific needs of refugee teen mothers living in ‘new settings’.
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Motherhood and “Moral Career”: Discourses of Good Motherhood Among Southeast Asian Immigrant Women in Australia
Qualitative Sociology, 2006Co-Authors: Pranee LiamputtongAbstract:In this paper, I examine the lived experience of Motherhood among Cambodian, Lao and Vietnamese immigrant women in Australia. The women in this study felt a profound change through the process of becoming a mother; they experience the “transformation of self.” The results reveal several discourses of good Motherhood. Becoming a mother was experienced as a moral transformation of self and women were urged to perform their moral career. The representation of mothers as the “keepers of morality” is prominent. Women's moral career is influenced by an ethic of care and responsibility for others, particularly their children. The paradoxical discourse of Motherhood is profound in the women's narratives of their lived experiences of Motherhood. It is clear that Motherhood is not an easy task. When this is combined with difficulties resulting from migration, Motherhood becomes double burdens. Lack of sufficient English, financial difficulties and support network in a homeland make the task of good Motherhood difficult to achieve. Social and health care services need to take women's experiences into account if sensitive care for immigrant women is to be achieved.
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Motherhood and “Moral Career”: Discourses of Good Motherhood Among Southeast Asian Immigrant Women in Australia
Qualitative Sociology, 2006Co-Authors: Pranee LiamputtongAbstract:In this paper, I examine the lived experience of Motherhood among Cambodian, Lao and Vietnamese immigrant women in Australia. The women in this study felt a profound change through the process of becoming a mother; they experience the “transformation of self.” The results reveal several discourses of good Motherhood. Becoming a mother was experienced as a moral transformation of self and women were urged to perform their moral career. The representation of mothers as the “keepers of morality” is prominent. Women's moral career is influenced by an ethic of care and responsibility for others, particularly their children. The paradoxical discourse of Motherhood is profound in the women's narratives of their lived experiences of Motherhood. It is clear that Motherhood is not an easy task. When this is combined with difficulties resulting from migration, Motherhood becomes double burdens. Lack of sufficient English, financial difficulties and support network in a homeland make the task of good Motherhood difficult to achieve. Social and health care services need to take women's experiences into account if sensitive care for immigrant women is to be achieved.
Mary C Noonan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a review of the Motherhood wage penalty in the united states
Sociology Compass, 2013Co-Authors: Margaret Gough, Mary C NoonanAbstract:On average, mothers earn lower wages than childless women. This well-established finding is referred to as the “Motherhood penalty.” In this review, we summarize the main theoretical explanations for the Motherhood penalty, and briefly discuss which theories have received empirical support. We evaluate research that explores variation in the Motherhood penalty by important demographic and job-related characteristics. Additionally, we highlight recent methodological advances used to estimate the penalty. The review concludes with suggestions for future research in this area.
Celia Mcmichael - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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early Motherhood a qualitative study exploring the experiences of african australian teenage mothers in greater melbourne australia
BMC Public Health, 2015Co-Authors: Mimmie Claudine Ngum Chi Watts, Pranee Liamputtong, Celia McmichaelAbstract:Motherhood is a significant and important aspect of life for many women around the globe. For women in communities where Motherhood is highly desired, Motherhood is considered crucial to the woman’s identity. Teenage Motherhood, occurring at a critical developmental stage of teenagers’ lives, has been identified as having adverse social and health consequences. This research aimed to solicit the lived experiences of African Australian young refugee women who have experienced early Motherhood in Australia. This qualitative research used in-depth interviews. The research methods and analysis were informed by intersectionality theory, phenomenology and a cultural competency framework. Sixteen African born refugee young women who had experienced teenage pregnancy and early Motherhood in Greater Melbourne, Australia took part in this research. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed and data analysed using thematic content analysis. Ethics approval for this research was granted by Victoria University Human Research Ethics committee. Motherhood brings increased responsibilities, social recognition, and a sense of purpose for young mothers. Despite the positive aspects of Motherhood, participants faced challenges that affected their lives. Most often, the challenges included coping with increased responsibilities following the birth of the baby, managing the competing demands of schooling, work and taking care of a baby in a site of settlement. The young mothers indicated they received good support from their mothers, siblings and close friends, but rarely from the father of their baby and the wider community. Participants felt that teenage mothers are frowned upon by their wider ethnic communities, which left them with feelings of shame and embarrassment, despite the personal perceived benefits of achieving Motherhood. We propose that service providers and policy makers support the role of the young mothers’ own mother, sisters, their grandmothers and aunts following early Motherhood. Such support from significant females will help facilitate young mothers’ re-engagement with education, work and other aspects of life. For young migrant mothers, this is particularly important in order to facilitate settlement in a new country and reduce the risk of subsequent mistimed pregnancies. Service providers need to expand their knowledge and awareness of the specific needs of refugee teen mothers living in ‘new settings’.
Mohammad Bellal Hossain - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Adolescent Motherhood in Bangladesh: Trends and determinants.
PloS one, 2017Co-Authors: Mohammad Mainul Islam, Kamrul Islam, Mohammad Sazzad Hasan, Mohammad Bellal HossainAbstract:Background While studies on fertility and contraceptives issues are available, until recently adolescent Motherhood has not received enough attention among policy makers in understanding adolescent Motherhood in Bangladesh. We aimed to examine the trends and determinants of adolescent Motherhood among women aged 15–49 years. Methods For trend analysis we used all the 7 waves of Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS, 1993–2014) data but for multivariate analysis 4 waves of BDHS (2004–2014). Two separate analyses were carried out on ever married women aged 15–49: (1) teenage girls aged 15–19 and (2) adult women aged 20 and above. Results The prevalence of adolescent Motherhood had declined to a slower pace from 1993 to2014 (from 33.0% to 30.8%). Lower spousal age gap and higher education were found to be associated with lower likelihood of adolescent Motherhood both among teenage girls [OR 0.447 (0.374–0.533)] and adult women [OR 0.451 (0.420–0.484)]. Teenage girls in the poorest wealth quintile [OR 1.712 [1.350–2.173] were more likely to experience adolescent Motherhood than the richest wealth quintile. Teenage girls who had no education were found to have 2.76 times higher odds of adolescent Motherhood than their counterparts who had higher than secondary education. Concerning the time effect, the odds of adolescent Motherhood among adult women was found to decline overtime. Conclusions Despite substantial decrease in total fertility rate in Bangladesh adolescent Motherhood is still highly prevalent though declining from 1993 to 2014. Social policies including those addressing poverty, ensuring greater emphasis on education for women; and adolescent mothers in rural areas are needed.
Margaret Gough - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a review of the Motherhood wage penalty in the united states
Sociology Compass, 2013Co-Authors: Margaret Gough, Mary C NoonanAbstract:On average, mothers earn lower wages than childless women. This well-established finding is referred to as the “Motherhood penalty.” In this review, we summarize the main theoretical explanations for the Motherhood penalty, and briefly discuss which theories have received empirical support. We evaluate research that explores variation in the Motherhood penalty by important demographic and job-related characteristics. Additionally, we highlight recent methodological advances used to estimate the penalty. The review concludes with suggestions for future research in this area.
