DOI: 10.5176/2315-4330_WNC19.231
Authors: Asst. Prof. Mayumi Minoguchi
Abstract: Objectives: This study aims to identify and specify the concept of difficulty in child rearing of mothers one month after giving birth, and utilize the data for the development of a scale to measure the difficulties in child rearing of mothers at one month after giving birth. Methods: This is a qualitative study based on the method by Rodgers (2000) [1]. Results: The following categories were identified: as attributes, three categories, <difficulty in lactation>, <difficulty in child care>, and <delayed formation of affection of mothers towards the child>; as antecedents, four categories <mother at high risk>, <physiological changes in the postpartum period>, <negative experience of pregnancy and giving birth>, and <social issues concerning child rearing>; and as consequences, four categories, <deterioration of self-efficacy>, <tendency towards becoming depressed>, <child abuse risk>, and <impact on the QOL of the mother>. Based on these results, we defined the difficulties in child rearing of mothers at one month after giving birth as ‘difficulty in lactation of the mothers who are developing mothering roles, and delays in the formation of affection of the mother towards the child while feeling distress and frustration in the process of caring for the child’. Conclusions: The results of the analysis detail the definition, attributes, antecedents, and consequences of the concept to elucidate the difficulties in child rearing of mothers at one month after giving birth. The findings suggest that the concept elucidated here would be useful in developing a scale to measure the difficulties in child rearing of mothers at one month after giving birth
Keywords: concept analysis, child rearing difficulty, 1month after postpartum
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