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Resilience in the Perinatal Period and Early Motherhood: A Principle-Based Concept Analysis

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  • Susan Elizabeth Hannon

    (School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 24 D’Olier Street, D02 T283 Dublin, Ireland)

  • Déirdre Daly

    (School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 24 D’Olier Street, D02 T283 Dublin, Ireland)

  • Agnes Higgins

    (School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 24 D’Olier Street, D02 T283 Dublin, Ireland)

Abstract

A context-specific delineation of research approaches to resilience in the perinatal and early motherhood literature is currently lacking. A principle-based concept analysis was used to establish a description of how women’s resilience is currently conceptualised and operationalised within empirical research in the perinatal period and early motherhood (defined as up to five-years postpartum). CINAHL, Medline, PsychInfo, EMBASE, ASSIA, Web of Science, Scielo, Maternity and Infant Care, the Cochrane Library, and the World Health Organization were systematically searched (January/February 2020 and March 2022). Fifty-six studies met the inclusion criteria. Analysis demonstrated interchangeable use of associated concepts such as ‘coping’, ‘coping strategies’, and ‘adaptation’. Resilience was frequently operationalised as the absence of illness symptomatology, rather than the presence of mental well-being. Investigations of positive areas of functioning were predominately related to the mother’s family role. There was limited qualitative exploration of women’s perspectives. Recommendations for the pragmatic application of resilience research were not well developed. The narrow operationalisation of resilience by mental ill-health and parental role, and the distinct absence of women’s perspectives, restricts the logical maturity and pragmatic application of the concept. Future research may benefit from exploration of women’s insights on indicators that might best reflect positive functioning and resilience in this period.

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  • Susan Elizabeth Hannon & Déirdre Daly & Agnes Higgins, 2022. "Resilience in the Perinatal Period and Early Motherhood: A Principle-Based Concept Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(8), pages 1-29, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:8:p:4754-:d:794003
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