ArticleThe Journal of perinatal education2012
Making friends at antenatal classes: a qualitative exploration of friendship across the transition to motherhood.
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- Social support in a parenting Facebook group during the COVID-19 pandemic.Family relations · 2022Article
- Antenatal Classes in the Context of Prenatal Anxiety and Depression during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Communication Across Maternal Social Networks During England's First National Lockdown and Its Association With Postnatal Depressive Symptoms.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Understanding Millennial Moms' Choices: A Nursing Survey About Childbirth Education in Primigravid Women.The Journal of perinatal education · 2020Article
- Multi-Children Parents' Experiences of Parental Support by Attending Parental Group for Multi-Children Parents in Sweden.Global pediatric health · 2020Article
- Parental Groups During Pregnancy and the Child's First Year: Swedish Parents' Experiences.The Journal of perinatal education · 2019Article
- "Someone's generosity has formed a bond between us": Interpersonal relationships in Internet-facilitated peer-to-peer milk sharing.Maternal & child nutrition · 2018Article
- "From resistance to challenge": child health service nurses experiences of how a course in group leadership affected their management of parental groups.BMC nursing · 2017Article
- Content and Presentation of Content in Parental Education Groups in Sweden.The Journal of perinatal education · 2016Article
- Mindfulness-Based Childbirth Education: Incorporating Adult and Experiential Learning With Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Childbirth Education.The Journal of perinatal education · 2016Article
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Abstract
This study explored how friendships made at antenatal classes preserve new mothers' well-being, postnatally. Eight women from the United Kingdom who had attended antenatal classes in the third trimester were interviewed following the birth of their first baby. Transcripts were analyzed using a constant comparative method. Findings suggest that friendships made at antenatal classes are not only unique but also support women's mental health and enhance self-efficacy because the women give and gain reassurance that their babies are developing normally. Such friendships may reduce demands on overstretched social and health-care services. Childbirth educators, midwives, and nurses can be encouraged to capitalize on the opportunity provided by antenatal classes to facilitate the formation of friendships that can help mothers to find "a new equilibrium."
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