The sociocultural shaping of mothers’ doing, being, becoming and belonging after returning to work

Berger, Michelle; Asaba, Eric; Fallahpour, Mandana; Farías, Lisette

doi:10.1080/14427591.2020.1845226

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“…The data also highlight how the men often felt their partners had experienced guilt at doing a lower proportion of hands-on caregiving for existing children than is often expected of women, and were keen to use the crossroads of a new baby to redress this. Here, our research indicates that the feelings of maternal guilt women can experience when they return to work after having a baby (Berger et al, 2022;Christopher, 2012) may manifest themselvesand endure-particularly strongly in families where caregiving is shared in counter-normative ways. Moreover, the emphasis fathers placed on the primacy of their partners' wishes in determining allocation of parental leave illuminates a tendency even for experienced care sharing fathers to continue to regard their children's mother as the person with "first preference" on caregiving responsibility.…”

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Caregiving fathers and the negotiation of crossroads: Journeys of continuity and change

Hodkinson

Brooks

2022

British Journal of Sociology

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This article addresses the sustainability of extensive paternal involvement in caregiving by applying a temporal approach to understandings of the journeys of primary‐ and equal‐carer fathers and their families. Drawing on a second phase of interviews with UK fathers first spoken to 5 years earlier, we explore continuities and changes in their roles, identities and outlooks as their caregiving journeys progressed and their children became older. Specifically, we explore how fathers and their families negotiated significant moments of change that had the potential to prompt reflection or reorientation, moments that we term caregiving crossroads. Through doing so, we highlight how, in spite of shifts in their arrangements and understandings, the embeddedness of fathers' caregiving routines, bonds and identities had apparently enabled their commitment to counter‐normative roles to endure through such crossroads. We also outline, however, how gendered limitations to some aspects of the scope of their caregiving seemed also to persist as their journeys as fathers progressed.

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Caregiving fathers and the negotiation of crossroads: Journeys of continuity and change

Hodkinson

Brooks

2022

British Journal of Sociology

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“…Occupational changes arising from motherhood involve making choices that are influenced by socio-cultural beliefs and context (Lim et al, 2021). Mothers often feel an overall loss of their sense of self outside their role as a mother, resulting in a loss of positive wellbeing (Berger et al, 2020). It has been found that becoming a mother can be a critical time for identity development, with some women finding meaning in the transition, and others feeling their competence negatively affected (Hine et al, 2019).…”

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Mothering occupations: A review identifying mothering occupations

Odgers,

Thomas,

Tokolahi

2023

Aus Occup Therapy J

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IntroductionThis review aimed to retrieve and collate a list of culturally relevant mothering occupations in the New Zealand context with mothers positioned as experts of their experience. Mothering occupations influence wellbeing and this study aimed to better inform on the daily occupations mothers participate in that contribute to feelings of maternal confidence.MethodsTwo main sources were used to identify mothering occupations: A systematic search of mothering literature, and participant additions. The first step involved mothering literature being searched, collated and condensed. The second step involved presenting the compiled list of mothering occupations to a panel of mothers for review and to invite additions. Mothers were asked to consider the occupations they participate in that evoke feelings of confidence and mastery in their mothering. Fifteen mothers with infants 12 to 18 months old were recruited, eight contributed to the mothering occupations list.ResultsA list of 203 items was collated then condensed based on the inclusion criteria for the participant group, and was tracked in a table. The list was reduced to 36 items. Eight participants added to the mothering occupations list, bringing the total number of items to 47. Mothers indicated through their contributions to the list that some types of mothering occupations are more relevant to them when considering feelings of maternal confidence and mastery. The mothers of this study indicated that connecting with their infant, their culture and nature are of high value to them.ConclusionDeveloping a list of culturally relevant and relatable mothering occupations is a significant undertaking, highlighting the subjective experiences of mothers. Mothering occupations are vast and influenced by context. Mothers valuing some types of occupation more in relation to maternal confidence indicates a role for occupational therapy with this population to support with engagement and participation in occupations that promote wellbeing.

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“…Furthermore, the over‐representation of mothers may be explained by the higher prevalence of women of childbearing age presenting with certain medical conditions such as multiple sclerosis (Houtchens et al, 2018). It may also come from a pathologising of mothers with a PD (Malacrida, 2009; Tarasoff, 2015), with previous accounts of more severe judgements regarding the parenting standards of mothers with a PD than fathers (Berger et al, 2022; Malacrida, 2009; Thomas, 1997), and thus possibly their more frequent assessment in this role.…”

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Parenting with a physical disability: A scoping review of assessment methods

Pastor-Bédard

Pituch

Lamata

et al. 2022

Aus Occup Therapy J

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Introduction Daily childcare can be challenging for parents with a physical disability who have young children. Occupational therapists are valuable facilitators to family participation. However, occupational therapists have reported significant gaps in knowledge when documenting the parenting role of parents with a physical disability in occupational therapy practice. This study explored and described the parenting assessment methods used with parents with a physical disability in the scientific literature. Methods A scoping review was conducted, and search results were reviewed by two separate reviewers. The search strategy was applied to five databases (Embase, CINAHL, MEDLINE, HaPI, PsycInfo). Numerical and thematic analyses were conducted. Results Four thousand one hundred fifty articles were screened, and 73 relevant scientific articles were included. Seventy‐six assessment methods were identified, including 20 assessment instruments with few reported population‐specific psychometric studies. Most assessments were conducted via interviews (n = 45), followed by questionnaires (n = 27), and only six were performance based. Parenting practices and experience were the two dimensions most assessed, with little attention given to parenting responsibility. Mothers with multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, rheumatoid arthritis, and cerebral palsy were the most assessed. Conclusion Further research is needed to develop specific, multidimensional, and validated parenting assessments for all parents with a physical disability, including performance‐based assessments. Formal assessments should be conducted by professionals, including occupational therapists, who have the necessary training.

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The sociocultural shaping of mothers’ doing, being, becoming and belonging after returning to work

Cited by 13 publications

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Caregiving fathers and the negotiation of crossroads: Journeys of continuity and change

Caregiving fathers and the negotiation of crossroads: Journeys of continuity and change

Mothering occupations: A review identifying mothering occupations

Parenting with a physical disability: A scoping review of assessment methods

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