The telling of birth stories (ie stories that describe women's experiences of giving birth) is a
common and important social practice. Whereas most research on birth narratives reflects …

Teenage pregnancy is typically presented as a problem to be solved, if not as an epidemic
in need of urgent intervention. This paper reports on Australian research that examined the …

Teenage motherhood is routinely discussed in medical and nursing journals as a cause for
concern and a social problem. Taking these accounts as a starting point, this paper uses …

Background The birth story has been widely understood as a crucial source of knowledge
about childbirth. What has not been reported is the effect that birth stories may have on …

This article seeks to explore the ways in which theories of narrative might be significant in
the study of childbearing. The event of childbirth and the process of women becoming …

Birth stories are personal narratives grounded in the pivotal life experience of giving birth.
Richly descriptive birth narratives from culturally diverse childbearing women document the …

The ways in which women experience and narrate their journeys into first time motherhood
is explored through a focus on narrative construction and reconstruction. The unique …

In this article, I present an analysis of 1930 posts from 12 discussion threads from an online
parenting forum, drawing upon a broader project on the mediation of childbirth. I present …

Pregnant and young mothers' stories often go untold or are poorly represented within
dominant health and social care discourses. Consequently, narratives of young mothers are …

Motherhood is under review. What counts as a 'good mother'is receiving attention in both
popular and academic contexts (Arendell, 2000; Hays, 1996). The mothers we spoke with …