Author： Alstveit Marit Severinsson Elisabeth Karlsen Bjørg
Publisher： Routledge Ltd
ISSN： 1096-4665
Source： Health Care For Women International, Vol.31, Iss.6, 2010-06, pp. : 533-551
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Abstract
In this study, our aim was to explore female employees' experiences of work during pregnancy and their expectations of becoming a mother for the first time. We conducted 10 interviews and analyzed the data using qualitative content analysis. The main finding, living on the edge of being overstretched, contained two themes: being exhausted by adapting to professional life and being prepared for becoming a mother. In order to increase the well-being of pregnant employees, women should be provided with information from their supervisors and health care services about pregnancy-related life changes.
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