Psychosocial adaptation to pregnancy: seven dimensions of maternal role development

The book presents an analysis of seven dimensions of maternal psychosocial development during pregnancy. They serve as the foundation for assessment of maternal prenatal adaptation and for psychoeducational and counseling intervention to enhance maternal adaptation. The seven dimensions of maternal adaptation pertain to motivation for and acceptance of the pregnancy, processes involved in evolving a maternal role prenatally, changes in significant kin relationships (with husband/partner and mother), and preparatory emotional, physical, andadaptive processes for labor and delivery. The approach is a scientific analysis of maternal adaptive and maladaptive responses within each psychosocial dimension with excerpts of maternal responses to illustrate differences in adaptation. The book is proposed to address a void in human psychosocial assessment. INDICE: Introduction.- Acceptance of Pregnancy.- Identification with a Motherhood Role.- Relationship with Mother.- Relationship with Husband.- Preparation for Labor.- Prenatal Fear of Pain, Helplessness, And Loss of Control in Labor.- Prenatal Fear of Self-Esteem in Labor.- Prenatal and Postnatal Psychosocial Adaptation in Military Women.- Prenatal Adaptation among Multigravidas.- Quantitative and Qualitative Results.- Methods of Assessment: Psychosocial Adapatation to Pregnancy Questionnaire Scales and Interview Schedules, and Review of Interventions to Enhance Adaptation.

• ISBN: 978-1-4419-0287-0
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 350
• Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés