Benzies Karen, Tough Suzanne, Tofflemire Karen, Frick Corine, Faber Alexandra, Newburn-Cook Christine
Faculty of Nursing in the University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2006 Sep-Oct;35(5):625-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2006.00079.x.
To examine the factors that influence women's decisions about the timing of motherhood from a life span perspective.
Qualitative.
Large Western Canadian city with a high rate of infants born to women aged 35 years and older.
45 Canadian women aged 20 to 48 years.
Independence, a stable relationship, and declining fertility influenced women's decisions about the timing of motherhood. Women integrated child developmental transitions into a projected life plan as they considered the timing of motherhood. Partner readiness and family of origin influences played a lesser role. Delayed childbearing has become more socially acceptable, with subsequent negative connotations associated with younger motherhood. Parental benefits have limited influence on the timing of motherhood.
Recognition by nurses of the various and complex factors that influence women's decisions about the timing of motherhood may flag the importance of pregnancy-related counseling for woman across the fertility life span. Policy decision makers must be cognizant of the need for additional high-risk obstetric and neonatal health services when societal norms encourage women to delay childbearing in favor of completing education and establishing a career.
从生命周期的角度审视影响女性生育时机决策的因素。
定性研究。
加拿大西部的一个大城市，35岁及以上女性生育婴儿的比例较高。
45名年龄在20至48岁之间的加拿大女性。
独立性、稳定的关系以及生育能力下降影响了女性的生育时机决策。女性在考虑生育时机时，将儿童发育过渡纳入了预期的人生计划。伴侣的意愿和原生家庭的影响作用较小。晚育在社会上已变得更可接受，而早育则带有负面含义。育儿福利对生育时机的影响有限。
护士认识到影响女性生育时机决策的各种复杂因素，可能会凸显在女性整个生育期提供与妊娠相关咨询的重要性。当社会规范鼓励女性推迟生育以完成学业和立业时，政策决策者必须认识到需要额外的高危产科和新生儿健康服务。
