Introduction pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood are natural processes that bring joy to
individual women and families. However, for many migrant women, becoming a mother …

Childhood is the time when we forge our first social bonds, first learn how to express and
read basic human emotions, and first make sense of the physical world. In childhood …

This classic book, first published in 1992 and again in 2003, has inspired three generations
of childbearing people, birth activists and researchers, and birth practitioners—midwives …

Objectives this literature review examines the experience of joy at birth and what that joy
means. The premise is that the whole of the birthing experience has not been fully …

Each day approximately three-quarters of a million adults around the world experience the
pleasures and profits as well as the trials and tribulations of becoming a new parent. Each …

Background Pregnancy is a special period in a woman's life that involves physical and
mental changes. These changes are influenced by cultural, social, religious, and emotional …

Background Intrapartum respectful maternity care is defined as a fundamental human right
that can affect the mother's experiences. This study aimed to determine the status of …

Increasingly, with globalization, various countries including Canada are becoming ethno-
racially and culturally diverse. Health professionals face the challenge of working effectively …

Background Effective health care requires services that are responsive to local needs and
contexts. Achieving this in indigenous settings implies communication between traditional …

In 2006, Andrea O'Reilly coined the term motherhood studies to acknowledge and
demarcate this new scholarship on motherhood as a legitimate and autonomous discipline …