３歳になる第１子を気遣いながら４人家族を形成するプロセス

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  • 山崎 あけみ
    カリフォルニア大学サンフランシスコ校看護学部博士課程

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  • The formation of a family of four while considering the development of the firstborn child

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Purpose This research aims to describe what woman in families of procreation had to say about the changes in family dynamics as the result of the birth of a second child, in order to explore the formation of a family of four.<BR>Method This is a prospective exploratory descriptive study based on field research. Seven women, each with a child aged 30-36 months and expecting a second child, were interviewed in the survey. Semi-structured interviews were conducted at their homes on three separate occasions: towards the end of pregnancy, and at two and six months' postpartum. This research is an attempt to describe their family lives while highlighting three aspects: 1) the family as a unit ; 2) the interrelationship in family members ; and 3) the interrelationship between the family and the external world.Results The central theme was the formation of a family of four while considering the development of the first child'. The interviewees said that towards the end of their pregnancy, they spent their lives worrying about their firstborn rather than about the baby in the womb, despite already being a family of four. Two months following childbirth, complaints were expressed about the dysfunction in interrelationship in family members: mother-and-children, and husband-and-wife. However, the women later reported that, at about three months after the birth of the second child, their firstborn had begun to act more like an older sibling, and the husband more like a father. Six months' postpartum, the family life of the four started to establish itself and the new family unit commenced communication with the outside world. At this stage, the families entered into a stable situation in which the women were able to view day-to-day life without stress.<BR>Conclusion The results from the research have shown the process of restructuring a family of three into a family of four. It is a process in which family dynamics change and interact as exchanges start to take place between the family and the community and families of origin ; the family thus becomes transformed into a stable unit.

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