Passing the test of motherhood? Self-esteem development and birth experience in the transition to motherhood: A longitudinal mixed methods study in Finland.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To investigate women's childbirth experiences and their relation to self-esteem development in the postpartum year.

Design

A mixed methods study.

Methods

Women (N = 125) completed survey questionnaires regarding their self-esteem and childbirth experiences at three time points in 2020-2021: third trimester of pregnancy (T1), 4-8 weeks postpartum (T2) and 1 year postpartum (T3). The survey results were analysed using qualitative thematic and quantitative path analyses with latent change factors. The open-ended answers of the women who demonstrated a change in self-esteem between T2 and T3 were then compared. The STROBE checklist was used as the reporting guideline.

Results

The quantitatively measured childbirth experiences predicted statistically significan

SUBMITTER: Raudasoja M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9828506 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature