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Objective: Child bearing is a period of psychological challenges that must be viewed in a social context. This study reports the maternal transition from the perspective of Iranian first-time mothers in the first year after childbirth.

Materials and methods: Qualitative method was chosen for explanation of mothers’ individual experiences of motherhood. 26 first-time mothers (aged 18-35 years old with various socio-economic status) who had delivered between 0-1 year prior to the interviews participated in the study. Data were collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews and interview transcripts were analyzed using the constant comparison method.

Results: The core category was called" Regaining advanced balance." There were several themes within this category:" internal conflicts"," encounter and interaction" and" internalization". They felt unpreparedness, lack of control over their lives, incomplete maternal …