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040			_aAFVC
100			_aGraham, Aria Waiariki _98312
245			_aTika tonu : _byoung Māori mothers' experiences of wellbeing surrounding the birth of their first tamaiti _cAria Waiariki Graham
246			_aA thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Victoria University of Wellington
260			_b2018
300			_aelectronic document (309 pages) ; PDF file
500			_aPhD thesis, Victoria University of Wellington
520			_aThe wellbeing experiences of young Māori mothers’ (ngā māmā) surrounding the birth of their first tamaiti and the impact of those experiences, often determine outcomes for wāhine Māori, their tamariki and whānau. A greater understanding and nurturing of young Māori mothers has far reaching implications that encompass hapū, iwi, community, Aotearoa and the health experiences and outcomes of Indigenous and other subjugated people in the global community. However, there is little exploration and information about the wellbeing experiences of young Māori mothers, and therefore little is known about their stories, thoughts, and feelings from their experiences. This thesis explores the experiences of young Māori mothers from their perspective, regarding pregnancy, birth and motherhood. Historical misrepresentation, western notions of gender and sexuality, negative statistics and reports have portrayed young Māori mothers as the least capable, least desired and deficient. Dominant western ideologies of motherhood and hegemonic perceptions fail to recognise the essence of wellbeing for young Māori mothers, and instead marginalise and render their aspirations invisible and irrelevant. This thesis brings to the fore the elements that ngā māmā signal as vital to their wellbeing. By utilising a kaupapa Māori approach to methodology, and a theoretical framework of kaupapa Māori and mana wahine, this thesis explores what matters to ngā māmā and their wellbeing, and how te ao Māori is an intrinsic part of those experiences. An integrated kaupapa Māori analytical framework is presented, which was developed for the thesis as a legitimate and authentic approach to research method and design to help make sense of and assemble the codes, symbolism and themes of the data. The findings of this thesis signify the power of the female to influence the wellbeing of ngā māmā through stability, guidance and empowerment. The thesis captures the tamaiti as ‘tohu aroha’, and explicates the journey of ngā māmā to greater rangatiratanga and identity. Furthermore, the vitality and balance of te ao Māori within the lives of ngā māmā contributes to what is significant to their experiences of wellbeing. The thesis emancipates ngā māmā from entrenched stereotypes by epitomising their experiences and thus denouncing deficit discourses, and advances the aspirations of ngā māmā and the lives of their tamariki and whānau. This thesis makes an original and complementary contribution to the growing knowledge around Māori maternal wellbeing, kaupapa Māori methodology and research. (Author's abstract). Record #6228
650			_aCULTURE _9179
650			_aHEALTH _9283
650			_aMĀMĀ _95689
650			_aMĀORI _9357
650			_aPĒPĒ _95535
650			_aPREGNANCY _9455
650			_aTE AO MĀORI _912662
650			_aTHESES _9606
650		0	_aWELLBEING _96275
650		0	_93375 _aYOUNG MOTHERS
650		0	_aHAUORA TAIHEMAHEMA _96927
650		0	_95531 _aHAPŪ (WĀHINE)
650		0	_aKAUPAPA RANGAHAU _95775
650		0	_aORA _95716
650		0	_aRANGAHAU MĀORI _95532
650		0	_aTIKANGA TUKU IHO _95542
650			_aTUHINGA WHAKAPAE _95598
650			_aWĀHINE _94040
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
856			_uhttp://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/handle/10063/7670
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS