Identity and the transition to motherhood in first time mothers

This qualitative study explored the period of transition around having a child, during which women develop an identity as a mother within the wider context of a relational matrix. A comprehensive review of the literature highlighted the need to consider a view of self that is not unified or rational...

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Main Author: Yeates, Natasha Rachel Maria
Published: University of East Anglia 2004
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.426817