Emotion work among pregnant and birthing women

Locating the foetal subject: Uncertain entities and foetal viability in accounts of first-time pregnancy

“…Rothman's interviewees described managing their feelings by attempting to delay the acknowledgement of foetal movement, or postponing the announcement of their pregnancy to others. Carter and Guittar (2014) show that women may also engage in emotion work in later pregnancy. In their work, women managed their emotions to cope with disappointment or a felt lack of control over the onset of labour, and also to cope with pain and discomfort.…”

A concept analysis of compassionate midwifery

“…John () looked at emotion work between women and midwives during labour and established that women used emotional management techniques to relate to their midwives to make their birth experience more positive. Carter and Guittar () found that birthing women need to process their emotions and this would sometimes be with their midwife. This emotional processing appears to be important throughout pregnancy and childbirth and offers some protection against postnatal depression (Wilkins ).…”

Farklı İki Coğrafik Bölgede Yaşayan Gebelerin Duygu İfadeleri ve Gebeliğe Uyum Durumları: Macaristan ve Türkiye Örneği

“…[1][2][3] While women sometimes perceive pregnancy as self-realization and a source of happiness, they sometimes see it as a period during which negative emotional feelings such as stress, anxiety and anxious anticipation are experienced. 4,5 Adaptation to pregnancy may vary from one culture to another, and women's and families' cultural characteristics determine their adaptation to and attitudes towards pregnancy, emotional status and health requirements. 6,7 Culture constitutes the basic values system which distinguishes one society from another and plays a role in the management of health promotion and treatment of diseases.…”