Reconstructing Motherhood in the Age of "Perfect" Babies: Mothers of Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities

Landsman, Gail

doi:10.1086/495318

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“…A possible reason for this difference in opinion could be attributed to the fact that the population investigated by Sapp et al (2010) comprised members of the general public who did not have a child with a disability. Landsman (1998) reported that women's opinions regarding disability and TAP change once they have their own child. As previously reported, the finding suggests that participants who experienced their child with DS positively were even more against TAP (Julian-Reynier et al 1993;Skotko 2005).…”

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Prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy: perspectives of South African parents of children with Down syndrome

2012

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This study aims to evaluate the attitudes of a group of South African parents with a preschool child with Down syndrome (DS) towards prenatal diagnosis (PND) and termination of a Down syndrome-affected pregnancy (TAP). This study employs a qualitative phenomenological approach with the use of semi-structured interviews. Twelve participants were recruited from two state sector hospitals in Cape Town, South Africa. Thematic analysis was used to interpret the data. The participants had a positive attitude towards PND and felt that it was every parent's right to have the option. They considered a benefit of PND the fact that it allowed parents time to prepare for the arrival of a baby with DS. The induced miscarriage risk associated with invasive prenatal testing procedures caused major negative feelings. They were totally opposed to the termination of a Down syndrome-affected pregnancy due to their personal experience, moral, ethical or religious convictions. South African parents of preschool children with Down syndrome are comfortable with PND for Down syndrome; however, they do not support TAP. These findings will provide health care providers with further insight into the motivations behind the decisions their patients make.

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Prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy: perspectives of South African parents of children with Down syndrome

2012

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“…Anthropologists can further enhance their gaze to look the reproduction as the key site where people (re)conceptualize and (re)organize the world in which they live. Similarly, anthropological studies documented different aspects of production of mothers by means of technocratic birth practices and the gender division of body and labour function; mothers of disabled children (Parson,2004;Landsman 1998), infertile women (Becker,2000;Inhorn and Van Balen, 2002;Kahn,2000) have contributed greatly to the phenomenon of birth.…”

Section: Cultural Anthropology Of Birth and Deathmentioning

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Culture of Missing Girls: Anthropological Insight in Culture, Medical Technologies and Medicine

Singh¹,

Talwar²

2014

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“…Eux autres aussi sont malades, puis ils sont plus maussades certaines journées » (p3). Ainsi, les parents s'inscrivent dans un espace normatif d'exercice de leur parentalité qui marque peut-être symboliquement la sortie d'un confinement dans une sphère de marginalité (Landsman, 1998). Une autre stratégie d'adaptation importante est celle de leur souci de reconnaissance de leur compétence parentale par eux-mêmes d'abord et par les autres ensuite et parfois par l'enfant lui-même.…”

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Comment les pères et les mères réinventent-ils leur vie avec un enfant ayant une déficience ?

Pelchat

2010

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Cette étude qualitative explore les processus d’adaptation/transformation des pères et des mères, sur le plan individuel, conjugal, parental et extrafamilial, ainsi que leurs similitudes et différences dans l’expérience de vivre avec un enfant ayant une déficience motrice cérébrale (DMC). Des entrevues ont été réalisées auprès de 13 pères et de 13 mères d’enfants ayant une DMC. Les résultats révèlent que les pères et les mères perçoivent plus souvent la situation de façon différente que semblable. Cette situation a un potentiel de transformation pour les deux parents. L’importance de la complémentarité entre les pères et les mères est présente dans chacun des sous-systèmes d’adaptation/transformation. Les deux parents cheminent au plan des croyances face à la différence, appliquent leurs nouveaux acquis dans toutes les sphères de leur vie et recherchent une normalisation de leur situation.

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Reconstructing Motherhood in the Age of "Perfect" Babies: Mothers of Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities

Cited by 98 publications

References 7 publications

Prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy: perspectives of South African parents of children with Down syndrome

Prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy: perspectives of South African parents of children with Down syndrome

Culture of Missing Girls: Anthropological Insight in Culture, Medical Technologies and Medicine

Comment les pères et les mères réinventent-ils leur vie avec un enfant ayant une déficience ?

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