TY  - SER
AU  - McKenzie, Mandy
AU  - Humphreys, Cathy
AU  - Tarzia, Laura
TI  - Mothering in the aftermath of reproductive coercion and abuse
PY  - 2024///
PB  - Sage, 
KW  - ABORTION
KW  - ATTACHMENT
KW  - COERCIVE CONTROL
KW  - EMOTIONAL ABUSE
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
KW  - MOTHERS
KW  - PHYSICAL ABUSE
KW  - PREGNANCY
KW  - PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE
KW  - REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
KW  - SEXUAL VIOLENCE
KW  - VICTIM/SURVIVORS' VOICES
KW  - INTERNATIONAL
KW  - AUSTRALIA
N1  - Violence Against Women, 2024, First published online, 23 July 2024
N2  - A partner's reproductive coercion and abuse (RCA) can significantly undermine women's physical health and psychological wellbeing. Yet little research has explored how RCA affects experiences of mothering and relationships with children. Based on an analysis of interviews with 30 Australian mothers, we found that RCA affected mothering in complex ways. Many struggled with feeling detached, resentful, and guilty toward their children, while some found mothering an emotionally and morally restorative experience after the RCA. All felt compelled to conceal their abuse from their children and others. The findings have implications for how healthcare practitioners can support mothers in the aftermath of RCA. (Authors' abstract). Record #8851
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012241263102
ER  -