Stress and maternal adaptation in first-time mothers more than 35 years old

Applied Nursing ResearchPublished 1 May 1995

Susan McClennan Reece

DOI10.1016/s0897-1897(95)80490-0

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Positive self-evaluations of parenting early in the transition to parenthood were associated with greater confidence and support in mothering at 1 year, and stress scores of study participants were found to be high.

Abstract

This prospective longitudinal study assessed relationships among variables of the early transition to parenthood and maternal stress and adaptation 1 year after delivery in primiparas older than 35 years. Life change scores at 1 month were associated with greater stress at 1 year. Positive self-evaluations of parenting early in the transition to parenthood were associated with greater confidence and support in mothering at 1 year. Compared with normative data, stress scores of study participants were found to be high. The importance of addressing early perceptions of parenting with older first-time mothers was supported.

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