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- Title
Maternal Role Attainment Theory.
- Authors
Husmillo, Meghan
- Abstract
Ramona T. Mercer spent much of her nursing career exploring the complex phenomenon of becoming a mother. She believed this was a process which could be influenced by several extrinsic factors and that ultimately resulted in both maternal competence and confidence. Mercer acknowledged that this complex progression occurred over months or years and that the process is both individualized and unique to the mother and child experiencing it. Strong evidence suggests that early skin-to-skin contact between mother and child, promotion of early breastfeeding, and minimization of time apart positively influences the bonding process, decreases maternal anxiety, and contributes to successful attainment of maternal role. Her observations and nursing theory on Maternal Role Attainment/ Becoming a Mother can be credited for many of the current changes being implemented in maternity nursing today
- Subjects
INFANT health services; MOTHERHOOD; NURSING; PHILOSOPHY of nursing; NURSING models; NURSING specialties
- Publication
International Journal of Childbirth Education, 2013, Vol 28, Issue 2, p46
- ISSN
0887-8625
- Publication type
Article