Abstract
OBJECTIVE. To examine the effects of infertility treatment on women's ability to adapt to pregnancy and motherhood. METHODS. Fecund (n = 261) and subfecund (n = 103) primiparous women receiving obstetrical care in southeastern Michigan participated in this descriptive, correlational, prospective study. The subjects completed Lederman's Pre-Natal Self-Evaluation questionnaire during the third trimester of pregnancy and Lederman's Postpartum Self-Evaluation questionnaire during the first postpartum appointment. FINDINGS. Mean scores showed that the two groups of women were not significantly different with either adaptation to pregnancy or motherhood. CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING. Although subfecund women may experience stress in order to achieve a pregnancy, there do not appear to be any latent effects of this stress on their ability to adapt to pregnancy or motherhood.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 90-100 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Maternal-Child Nursing Journal |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Jul 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Adaptation to pregnancy and motherhood among subfecund and fecund primiparous women. / Halman, L. J.; Oakley, D.; Lederman, R.
In: Maternal-Child Nursing Journal, Vol. 23, No. 3, 07.1995, p. 90-100.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Adaptation to pregnancy and motherhood among subfecund and fecund primiparous women.
AU - Halman, L. J.
AU - Oakley, D.
AU - Lederman, R.
PY - 1995/7
Y1 - 1995/7
N2 - OBJECTIVE. To examine the effects of infertility treatment on women's ability to adapt to pregnancy and motherhood. METHODS. Fecund (n = 261) and subfecund (n = 103) primiparous women receiving obstetrical care in southeastern Michigan participated in this descriptive, correlational, prospective study. The subjects completed Lederman's Pre-Natal Self-Evaluation questionnaire during the third trimester of pregnancy and Lederman's Postpartum Self-Evaluation questionnaire during the first postpartum appointment. FINDINGS. Mean scores showed that the two groups of women were not significantly different with either adaptation to pregnancy or motherhood. CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING. Although subfecund women may experience stress in order to achieve a pregnancy, there do not appear to be any latent effects of this stress on their ability to adapt to pregnancy or motherhood.
AB - OBJECTIVE. To examine the effects of infertility treatment on women's ability to adapt to pregnancy and motherhood. METHODS. Fecund (n = 261) and subfecund (n = 103) primiparous women receiving obstetrical care in southeastern Michigan participated in this descriptive, correlational, prospective study. The subjects completed Lederman's Pre-Natal Self-Evaluation questionnaire during the third trimester of pregnancy and Lederman's Postpartum Self-Evaluation questionnaire during the first postpartum appointment. FINDINGS. Mean scores showed that the two groups of women were not significantly different with either adaptation to pregnancy or motherhood. CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING. Although subfecund women may experience stress in order to achieve a pregnancy, there do not appear to be any latent effects of this stress on their ability to adapt to pregnancy or motherhood.
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VL - 23
SP - 90
EP - 100
JO - Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing
JF - Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing
SN - 1539-0136
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