Journal article
Barriers to Optimal Social Support in the Postpartum Period
Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing, v 43(4), pp 445-454
01 Jul 2014
PMID: 24946850
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Abstract
Objective: To examine the specific barriers to mothers' realization of social support during the first-year postpartum.
Design: A qualitative approach in which social support data were analyzed thematically.
Setting: An urban medical center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Participants: Thirty-one women who had given birth in the year prior to study enrollment were recruited through posted flyers at multiple community sites.
Methods: Data were collected during three focus groups. The data that related to social support were extracted from a larger qualitative data set and analyzed separately for prominent social support inhibitors.
Results: Major themes that emerged were availability of trustworthy child care, cost of child care, demands of infant care, changing priorities, a transient population, and availability of family.
Conclusions: Emergent barriers to social support such as the demands of infant care and changing priorities are likely challenges for women regardless of socioeconomic status. However, the volume of text related to availability (proximity) of family, availability of trustworthy child care, and the consequences of a transient lifestyle may be attributed to the composition of the study sample.
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- Title
- Barriers to Optimal Social Support in the Postpartum Period
- Creators
- Jennifer L. Barkin - Mercer UniversityJoan R. Bloch - Drexel UniversityKristina C. Hawkins - Mercer Univ, Sch Med, Med Ctr Cent Georgia, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Macon, GA 31207 USATiffany Stanfill Thomas - Med Ctr Cent Georgia, Macon, GA USA
- Publication Details
- Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing, v 43(4), pp 445-454
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 10
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]; Nursing (Graduate)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000339431200008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84904460785
- Other Identifier
- 991019168174904721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Nursing
- Obstetrics & Gynecology