Composing and Recomposing Self as Lesbian Birth Mother: A Narrative Inquiry

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dc.contributor.advisorEstefan, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorMansell, Deborah
dc.contributor.committeememberdela Cruz, Aniela
dc.contributor.committeememberNelson, Fiona
dc.date2023-06
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-06T16:56:08Z
dc.date.available2023-01-06T16:56:08Z
dc.date.issued2022-12-21
dc.description.abstractMotherhood and mothering are dynamic experiences, yet they are often framed within and by heterosexual contexts, positioning lesbian birth mothers as outside “typical” mothering experiences. Most pregnant women in Canada, including lesbian birth mothers receive some formalized prenatal care and give birth in an acute care setting. Despite this, little is known about the experiences of lesbian birth mothers as they interact with healthcare providers and the maternity health and social care systems. Narrative inquiry research is a way to study experience through story and is a way to generate meaningful insights into the experiences of lesbian birth mothers as they negotiate maternity care. Narrative inquiry is a relational, iterative process in which the research data collection and reporting are negotiated with participants and alongside a response community of advisors and experts. In this narrative inquiry, together with three (3) lesbian birth mothers, I explored their experiences with maternity health and social services, family, institutions, and community in the greater Calgary, Alberta area. Three co-composed narrative accounts of the experiences of being a lesbian birth mother are presented, followed by the narrative threads of (1) Lesbian Maternal Wisdom, (2) Functional Infertility or Free to Decide? (3) Shades of Grey; and (4) Whose Space is this Space? In the final chapter, implications and recommendations for practice, research, and policy are made.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMansell, D. (2022). Composing and recomposing self as lesbian birth mother: a narrative inquiry (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/115645
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/40571
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyNursingen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectlesbianen_US
dc.subjectlesbian birth mothersen_US
dc.subjectmaternity careen_US
dc.subjectnarrative inquiryen_US
dc.subjecthealth and social careen_US
dc.subject.classificationNursingen_US
dc.titleComposing and Recomposing Self as Lesbian Birth Mother: A Narrative Inquiryen_US
dc.typedoctoral thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNursingen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)en_US
ucalgary.item.requestcopytrueen_US
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