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Experiencing psychical and physiological transitions during primipara pregnancy
Hlávková, Hayarpi ; Kulhavá, Miluše (advisor) ; Pírková, Vendula (referee)
Background: Pregnancy is one of the life-changing periods of life for the first-time mothers. Every woman is experiencing psychical and physiological transitions in a different individual way. First-time mothers are learning how to accept and identify themselves with a role of mother. Social support is an important factor for pregnant women's assistance. First-time mothers are using books, internet, pregnancy counselling and prenatal courses as a way how to get needful information. Perception of their body image is changing during pregnancy and after delivery Objectives: The aim od this study is to capture individual experiences of woman with psychological and physiological transitions during their first pregnancy and to find out which factors are important in experiencing them. Secondary aims were discovering these areas: if women are identifying themselves with a role of mother, how are women getting information about pregnancy, how are women percieving physical changes of their bodies, how important is the role of social support in managing pregnancy, what kind of expectations did women have about pregnancy. Methods: The thesis is designed as a qualitative research carried out with six respondents from different parts of Czech Republic. The sample was selected by intentional sampling and a...

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