A Change of Heart: A Multiple Case Study of Birth Mothers who Changed Decision about Adoption after Rooming-in
CHAPTER 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Birth mothers may consider giving up their children for adoption for a variety of reasons, such as outside pressures, financial issues, personal reasons and often to provide a better life for the child. When an adoption takes place, the birth mother can experience a wide range of benefits, but usually not without some negative aspects (Daniels, 2017)
Adoption may be the answer to an otherwise very difficult or even devastating situation, and it may open up possibilities for birth mothers to pursue their goals and dreams that might not be possible when raising a child while knowing that they …show more content…
How does rooming-in promote maternal attachment to a child who is for adoption?
2. How do the birth mothers from each case demonstrate attachment to the child during the rooming-in process?
3. How does rooming-in affect the decision of birth mothers to disrupt adoption?
4. How may all the cases be summarized using themes to reflect the experiences of birth mothers who changed decision about adoption after being involved in rooming-in?
Scope and Limitations
The researchers delimit its scope is to gain an exhaustive understanding of the dimly explored and least studied cases of birth mothers planning for adoption and consequently have a change of heart after being involved in rooming-in. It further aims to explore the experience of entertaining the idea of separation, their sense of identity, and the experience of contact and support for the child throughout the rooming-in process. In addition, the research and interviews were conducted at Paso Deblas and Blessed Hope Lying in Clinics in Valenzueala city. Women eligible to participate in this study should meet the following inclusion criteria: informants (a) are first time birth mothers whose baby was planned for adoption, regardless of the reason, even before delivery; (b) have changed decision about adoption after rooming-in the baby for at least a day; and (c) are interviewed 2 days after the change in decision, so the focus is on the influence of rooming-in to their
CHAPTER 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Birth mothers may consider giving up their children for adoption for a variety of reasons, such as outside pressures, financial issues, personal reasons and often to provide a better life for the child. When an adoption takes place, the birth mother can experience a wide range of benefits, but usually not without some negative aspects (Daniels, 2017)
Adoption may be the answer to an otherwise very difficult or even devastating situation, and it may open up possibilities for birth mothers to pursue their goals and dreams that might not be possible when raising a child while knowing that they …show more content…
How does rooming-in promote maternal attachment to a child who is for adoption?
2. How do the birth mothers from each case demonstrate attachment to the child during the rooming-in process?
3. How does rooming-in affect the decision of birth mothers to disrupt adoption?
4. How may all the cases be summarized using themes to reflect the experiences of birth mothers who changed decision about adoption after being involved in rooming-in?
Scope and Limitations
The researchers delimit its scope is to gain an exhaustive understanding of the dimly explored and least studied cases of birth mothers planning for adoption and consequently have a change of heart after being involved in rooming-in. It further aims to explore the experience of entertaining the idea of separation, their sense of identity, and the experience of contact and support for the child throughout the rooming-in process. In addition, the research and interviews were conducted at Paso Deblas and Blessed Hope Lying in Clinics in Valenzueala city. Women eligible to participate in this study should meet the following inclusion criteria: informants (a) are first time birth mothers whose baby was planned for adoption, regardless of the reason, even before delivery; (b) have changed decision about adoption after rooming-in the baby for at least a day; and (c) are interviewed 2 days after the change in decision, so the focus is on the influence of rooming-in to their