Supporting mothers: Issues in a Community Mothers Programme

Mothers' Experiences of Facilitated Peer Support Groups and Individual Child Health Nursing Support: A Comparative Evaluation

“…This early support was identified by many mothers as being one of the most important aspects of the program, as it supported mothers when they needed it most and successfully prevented many issues from becoming major problems. Women have previously identified the need for support as being very time-specific, with early parenting being one of the most important (O'Connor, 2001). With many of the women accessing the service through the EBP, the appointment waiting times within the clinic were reduced.…”

“…The transition to parenthood is known to be a stressful time, and many women report feeling isolated and alone in their task of caring for a baby (Crouch & Manderson, 1993;Rogan, Schmied, Barclay, Everitt, & Wyllie, 1997). Increasingly, new mothers no longer have access to extensive social systems and a growing body of research has shown that social support is necessary in promoting maternal confidence and optimizing parenting skills (O'Connor, 2001).…”

Vulnérabilité périnatale et soutien social en période postnatale : une revue de la littérature

“…Les études rapportent des états de tristesse, d'inquiétude [12], de stress ou d'anxiété [11,15,18,19] chez plusieurs parents et une variabilité importante des émotions chez les nouvelles mères [16]. Pour certaines, la transition à la maternité serait un véritable choc [19][20][21]. Les mères ayant plusieurs enfants se sentiraient mieux et davantage préparées [12].…”

“…Plusieurs études font état des besoins des mères de partager ce qu'elles ressentent [10,12,18,[23][24][25][26], de normaliser et valider leur expérience [13,15,16,18,24,25,27,28], de pouvoir se plaindre sans se sentir coupables [18], d'être rassurées sur leurs capacités à s'occuper du bébé [13,15,20,23,25,28] et d'être soutenues par les proches pour maintenir leur estime d'elles-mêmes [13,15,19,20,23,29]. Des pères dont la conjointe vit une psychose postpartum expriment les besoins de pouvoir être écoutés, d'évacuer le trop-plein émotionnel et d'être rassurés par un pair [24].…”

Serving diverse communities: The role of community initiatives in delivering services to poverty neighbourhoods

“…On the contrary, the relationships in third sector initiatives are often the inverse, reflecting the voluntary and self-governing nature of these programs (Brown et al, 2002). Community initiatives can thereby provide an alternative method to service provision and further bolster bottom-up local leadership in disadvantaged communities (O'Connor, 2001).…”