'Becoming a mother'— developing a new theory of early motherhood |
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| Authors: | Frances Rogan RN CM BSc M Community Nursing Virginia Shimed RN CM BA MA Hons Lesley Barclay RN CM BA MEd Louise Everitt RN CM Post Graduate Diploma — Community Health Aileen Wylli RN CM BA MHPEd |
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| Institution: | Lecturer in Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, University of Technology, Sydney;Doctoral Student, Faculty of Nursing, University of Technology, Sydney;professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Technology, Sydney and South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service;Clinical Midwifery Educator, St George Hospital, Kogarah, NSW;Lecturer in Nursing, Facult of Nursing, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, Australia |
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| Abstract: | This paper explains the methods used in a grounded theory analysis of the experience of 55 first-time mothers in Australia, presented in the first of this series of two papers. The categories identified in the research are realising, readiness, drained, aloneness, loss and working it out, encompassed in the core category becoming a mother. Specifically, this paper extends the analysis and explains the application of a'paradigm model' and the identification of a Basic Social Process (BSP). The paper links the analysis to the literature on early motherhood from nusing, midwifery, feminist, and sociological research. A substantive theory is proposed to explain women's experience in becoming mothers that demonstrates how, when responsive to the needs of those researched, a grounded theory analysis can provide a framework for nursing and midwifery care. |
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