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  • Title: Achieving normality: the key to status passage to motherhood after a caesarean section.
    Author: Fenwick S, Holloway I, Alexander J.
    Journal: Midwifery; 2009 Oct; 25(5):554-63. PubMed ID: 18191007.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: to explore women's experiences of caesarean section. DESIGN: a qualitative study using a grounded theory approach. Data were collected using unstructured, tape-recorded interviews which took place between 1999 and 2000. SETTING: the South West of England. PARTICIPANTS: twenty-one women who had experienced a caesarean section-either by choice or of necessity-and who were first- or second-time mothers. FINDINGS: four main categories emerged: expectations and reality, being in control, feelings of failure as a woman and feeling different. These all linked to the core category of achieving normality. Women strove to achieve normality after having a caesarean section. If they did not gain this sense of normality, the status passage to motherhood appeared to be more difficult. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: it is important for health-care professionals to identify and acknowledge the emotional and physical needs of women who experience a caesarean section. Improving communication and support antenatally and postnatally may have positive benefits for maternal well-being.
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