Description: Uncertain Motherhood presents research on maternal behaviour among women who have less than optimal outcomes in pregnancy. The contributors examine mothers′ reactions to infertility, unwanted pregnancy, `at-risk′ pregnancy, stillbirth, birth of a preterm baby and the birth of a baby with a birth defect.
The purpose of the book is to develop an understanding of the women′s experiences in order to assist caregivers in the provision informed care.