Rejecting maternal healthism: A grounded theory
| dc.contributor.advisor | Taylor, Petrea | |
| dc.contributor.author | Baxter, Carolyn | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-12-03T18:56:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-12-03T18:56:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-10 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Many women of childbearing age are living with a higher BMI. Challenges among women living with a higher BMI as they become mothers include experiencing weight stigma and judgment from health care providers. Seven women were interviewed, and a grounded theory methodology is used to understand how women cope with the increased physiological risks and the stigma associated with obesity as they become mothers. Maternal healthism places the responsibility for the health of the baby on maternal behaviours leading to feelings of shame when mothers are unable to meet the expectations of what is “healthy.” Rejecting maternal healthism is a productive response to negative judgment; women living with a higher BMI recognize that the problem is maternal healthism, not their body, and not their ability to be a good mother. Education of health care providers related to rejecting maternal healthism can help to better support women as they become mothers. | |
| dc.description.copyright | © Carolyn Baxter, 2024 | |
| dc.format.extent | viii, 111 | |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/38204 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of New Brunswick | |
| dc.rights | http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 | |
| dc.subject.discipline | Nursing | |
| dc.title | Rejecting maternal healthism: A grounded theory | |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| oaire.license.condition | other | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Nursing | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of New Brunswick | |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | M.N. |