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For many women, the issues surrounding motherhood are complex, confusing, and even frightening; infertility, stillbirths, and birth defects are just some of the negative aspects of pregnancy they sometimes face. Uncertain Motherhood presents research on maternal behavior in relation to women who have less than optimal outcomes in pregnancy. The contributors examine mothers′ reactions to events as diverse as unwanted pregnancies, livebirths following stillbirths, infertility, at-risk pregnancies, premature births, and carriages resulting in babies with birth defects. Recognizing the need for caregivers to develop a greater understanding of the women′s experiences, the editors have assembled and integrated the results of various studies in terms of uncertainty theory, culminating in their proposed model of uncertain motherhood. Unique in its focus, this sensitive and thought-provoking volume is essential reading for professionals and students in all areas of medical and mental health.

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• Uncertain Motherhood
• When All is Not Well in the Childbearing Years
• Uncertain Motherhood
• The Process of Infertility
• Unexpected Pregnancy
• The Uncharted Land of Women's Experience
• Uncertain Motherhood
• The Influence of Guarding on the Developing Mother-Unborn Child Relationship
• Uncertain Motherhood
• Livebirth Following Stillbirth
• Uncertain Motherhood
• Becoming the Mother of a Preterm Baby
• Uncertain Motherhood
• When a Child has a Birth Defect