Women's reflections on timing of motherhood: a meta-synthesis of qualitative evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Fertility declines with increasing age, especially in women. In recent decades women's age at the birth of their first child has risen markedly in many countries, and an increasing number of women do not establish a family until their late-twenties to mid-thirties. Although there can be various reasons that couples experience fertility problems, advanced maternal age is the most frequent cause for difficulties with achieving pregnancy.

Objective

In this meta-synthesis, we investigated reflections on timing of motherhood in women who have not yet had children.

Methods

A systematic literature search of six electronic databases and manual searches of reference lists identified eight qualitative studies published between 2011 and 2018 that focused on women's

SUBMITTER: Temmesen CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9909900 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature