Orientador: Lígia Ebner Melchiori / Banca: Gimol Benzaquen Perosa / Banca: Marianne Ramos Feijó / Resumo: A população prisional feminina brasileira aumentou em quase 100% em seis anos. No entanto, nota-se carência de pesquisas que abordem o encarceramento de mulheres, principalmente das que estão com seus bebês na prisão. A Lei 11.942/2009, em seu artigo 89, garante à mãe ficar com seu filho durante no mínimo seis meses, dependendo das condições estruturais da prisão. Assim, a permanência dos bebês com suas mães na prisão é temporária. Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo compreender o processo de estabelecimento do vínculo mãe-bebê e o processo de separação, do ponto de vista materno, no âmbito de uma unidade prisional feminina. Participaram cinco mães, com idade entre 21 e 34 anos que estavam presas pela primeira vez. Para a coleta de dados utilizou-se de uma Ficha de dado sócio demográfico e de uma entrevista semiestruturada, realizada individualmente, gravada e transcrita na íntegra, para avaliar dois momentos: o primeiro, quando as mães estavam com seus bebês na prisão e, o segundo, quando apenas uma mãe do grupo permaneceu na prisão após vivenciar a separação do filho. Os conteúdos das entrevistas passaram pela análise de discurso. Foi possível constatar que a vivência da maternidade no cárcerer é permeada por sentimentos de perdas, medos, culpa, solidão, insegurança e sofrimento em virtude de possibilidade de separação do filho. Comprovou-se que nesse período, de aproximadamente seis meses de convivência com os bebês, a relação se torna muito intensa, já que a rotina é praticamente a mesma, onde a maior obrigação é o cuidado com a criança. As participantes se mostraram muito cuidadosas e amorosas com os filhos, capazes de exercer a maternidade. Todavia, todas as manifestações sentimento de culpa por manter os filhos naquele ambiente e o descaso da instituição para com seus bebês, tanto em relação a atendimento médico quanto a alimentação e acesso a meios materiais para o cuidado... / Abstract: Brazilian female prision population increasead by almost 100% in six years. However, it was noted that is a lack of research regarding to imprisonment of women, especially those which are with their babies in prison. The law 11.942/2009, article 89 ensures the mother to stay with your child for at least six months, depending on the structural conditions of imprisonment. Thus, the stay of babies with their mothers in prison is temporary. This research goal was to understand the process of establishing of mother-infant link and the process of separation from the maternal point of view, under a women's prison unit. Five mothers participated of this research. They were between 21 and 34 years old and are arrested for the firs time. To collect data for the research, was utilized a form of socio-demographic data and was applied and individualized semi-structured interview which was recorded and full transcribed in order to evaluate two moments: first, when the mothers were with their babies in prison, and second, when only one mother o the groupo remained in the prison after the serparation of her child. The contents of the interviews passed through discourse analysis. It was found that the experience of motherhood in prison is permeated by feelings of loss, fears, guilt, loneliness, insecurity and suffering due to the possibility of separation of the child. It was shown that in this period, approximately six months of living with their babies, the relationship becomes too intense, since the routine is pretty much the same, where the greatest obligation is to care of the child. The participants were very caring and loving with the children able to pursue motherhood. However, all of them expressed feeling of guilt for keeping their children in that environment and the negligence of institution with their babies, in relation to medical care, food and access to material resources for child care. The study points to the needs for greater physical... / Mestre

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-02T11:16:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2014-07-28Bitstream added on 2014-12-02T11:21:42Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000795450.pdf: 1305216 bytes, checksum: 2003a6dcdf941e2c239120ae3660c461 (MD5) / A população prisional feminina brasileira aumentou em quase 100% em seis anos. No entanto, nota-se carência de pesquisas que abordem o encarceramento de mulheres, principalmente das que estão com seus bebês na prisão. A Lei 11.942/2009, em seu artigo 89, garante à mãe ficar com seu filho durante no mínimo seis meses, dependendo das condições estruturais da prisão. Assim, a permanência dos bebês com suas mães na prisão é temporária. Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo compreender o processo de estabelecimento do vínculo mãe-bebê e o processo de separação, do ponto de vista materno, no âmbito de uma unidade prisional feminina. Participaram cinco mães, com idade entre 21 e 34 anos que estavam presas pela primeira vez. Para a coleta de dados utilizou-se de uma Ficha de dado sócio demográfico e de uma entrevista semiestruturada, realizada individualmente, gravada e transcrita na íntegra, para avaliar dois momentos: o primeiro, quando as mães estavam com seus bebês na prisão e, o segundo, quando apenas uma mãe do grupo permaneceu na prisão após vivenciar a separação do filho. Os conteúdos das entrevistas passaram pela análise de discurso. Foi possível constatar que a vivência da maternidade no cárcerer é permeada por sentimentos de perdas, medos, culpa, solidão, insegurança e sofrimento em virtude de possibilidade de separação do filho. Comprovou-se que nesse período, de aproximadamente seis meses de convivência com os bebês, a relação se torna muito intensa, já que a rotina é praticamente a mesma, onde a maior obrigação é o cuidado com a criança. As participantes se mostraram muito cuidadosas e amorosas com os filhos, capazes de exercer a maternidade. Todavia, todas as manifestações sentimento de culpa por manter os filhos naquele ambiente e o descaso da instituição para com seus bebês, tanto em relação a atendimento médico quanto a alimentação e acesso a meios materiais para o cuidado... / Brazilian female prision population increasead by almost 100% in six years. However, it was noted that is a lack of research regarding to imprisonment of women, especially those which are with their babies in prison. The law 11.942/2009, article 89 ensures the mother to stay with your child for at least six months, depending on the structural conditions of imprisonment. Thus, the stay of babies with their mothers in prison is temporary. This research goal was to understand the process of establishing of mother-infant link and the process of separation from the maternal point of view, under a women's prison unit. Five mothers participated of this research. They were between 21 and 34 years old and are arrested for the firs time. To collect data for the research, was utilized a form of socio-demographic data and was applied and individualized semi-structured interview which was recorded and full transcribed in order to evaluate two moments: first, when the mothers were with their babies in prison, and second, when only one mother o the groupo remained in the prison after the serparation of her child. The contents of the interviews passed through discourse analysis. It was found that the experience of motherhood in prison is permeated by feelings of loss, fears, guilt, loneliness, insecurity and suffering due to the possibility of separation of the child. It was shown that in this period, approximately six months of living with their babies, the relationship becomes too intense, since the routine is pretty much the same, where the greatest obligation is to care of the child. The participants were very caring and loving with the children able to pursue motherhood. However, all of them expressed feeling of guilt for keeping their children in that environment and the negligence of institution with their babies, in relation to medical care, food and access to material resources for child care. The study points to the needs for greater physical...

A poem should embody contradictions; it should give form to what can't be described in prose. In the fast-paced, stressful world of contemporary America, poetry allows a person a moment in the day to be silent, to sit with thoughts and feelings that might otherwise simmer under the surface, without voice. Poetry must be a gift given to a reader, an offering, and a successful poem is one in which a reader can take and make her own. In Meditation In An Emergency, it is my aim to put words to dilemmas suffered by mothers. A mother places her child's wellbeing above all else, even, at times, her own body. Of course, to nurture their child one must find the time to nurture oneself, and this is a conundrum in today's economy. There is not enough literature to support mothers in their darker hours, and poetry can give voice to feelings of incompetence, guilt, frustration, and a love that sometimes feels impossible to utter. Poetry should operate as singing voices at a wake--a last resort to a grief we must bear witness to before moving on.

Birth of a Mother is a memoir that tells the story of how my unplanned pregnancy helps me to transform from a damaged adolescent into an empowered mother. Using a first person, present tense narrative, I relive the nine months leading up to the unmedicated home birth of my first child, exploring the conflicts I faced over my obesity, over having no job and no place to call home, and over developing a relationship with a man who was not the baby's father. Weaving in past tense vignettes, I attempt to show how I prepared myself for impending motherhood by reflecting on my mother's short, violent life and the abuse I suffered at her hands; the effect of losing my mother at the age of twelve and my quest to find someone to fill her role throughout my adolescence; my experiences with faith, from Christianity, to Buddhism, to Atheism, to Paganism; and by struggling to heal the emotional scars left over from suffering childhood abuse, and multiple rapes as a teenager. As I uncover parallels between my mother's life and my own, I come to a new understanding of the mental illness that seems prevalent in my family, of the causes and triggers of my personal flaws, and of methods that I can use to become for my child the mother I always wanted for myself

Researchers have shown that certain demographic variables, family structures, and parenting strategies can predict the degree of satisfaction that a mother may experience with her children. This study looked at the relationship between some of these factors (i.e., maternal age, educational level, employment status, occupational prestige, marital status, living arrangements, number of children, age of oldest child, spank, reason, and praIse) and their predictive value to parental satisfaction using mothers participating in a federally funded Women, Infants, and Children program <W.I.C.). The relationship between parental satisfaction and parental acceptance/rejection was also examined. / Master of Science

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2004. / Supervisor: Stacy Wolf. Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Also available from UMI.

Project (Ed.S.)--James Madison University, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Auburn University. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-213).

Aim: The aim of this study was to explore care leavers’ experiences of parenting. Although research has previously been carried out on this area, there is a lack of research on mature care leavers’ experiences of parenthood which this study attempts to address. It was hoped that this research might further illuminate our understanding of care leavers as parents, and highlight potential areas of clinical need and ways in which these could be addressed therapeutically. Method: This study employed a qualitative design through the use of semi-structured interviews with six care leavers who were mothers; the majority of whom were in their late 30’s to early 40’s. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to develop a rich and multi-layered account of participants’ experiences. Results: Four main themes emerged across participants’ accounts. These were: ‘Fear of the past and its impact on the future’, ‘Trying to do better’, ‘Parenting is hard but rewarding’ and ‘Connecting and disconnecting: the push and pull.’ Implications: The study highlights the importance of holding the complexity of care leavers’ experiences as parents in mind; acknowledging both their strengths and struggles. Participants’ sense-making of their parenting in relation to their pasts as well as their resources and the processes surrounding learning to parent, were discussed in light of the themes that arose and previous theoretical and research literature. Clinical implications and recommendations for future research are also discussed.

This study uses a modified life history approach to gain deeper insights into the lived experiences of three teachers who became mothers while serving in Jamaica. This study was conceptualized as a result of my experiences as a teacher who became a mother. I was desirous of investigating if other teachers who became mothers in Jamaica experienced similar personal and professional transformation as a result of motherhood. The use of a life history approach necessitates an exploration of the wider historical, familial, socio-political, cultural, and economic factors influencing the lived experiences of participants and the meanings they give to their experiences. Dominant themes highlighted in the data include: the ideology that the overarching goal of education in Jamaica is for social mobility and an escape mechanism from poverty. Becoming a mother has resulted in participants taking greater levels of interest in the holistic development of students, rather than only emphasizing their academic development as they did prior to becoming mothers. Participants also developed more empathy for parents and closer collegial relationships when they became mothers. Participants’ relationships with administration were two-fold; on one hand they lobbied for improvements to their working conditions which may have a positive impact on their family life; while on the other hand, they also cared more about self-preservation in order to adequately meet the needs of their families. Motherhood also provided opportunities for participants to become more involved in various social groups in their communities. Various socio-political and economic challenges in Jamaica resulted in participants migrating to a Prairie city with their families. However, living in a multi-cultural society where they are racial minorities has presented its own challenges. Participants are negotiating the notion of home and being outsiders.