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Latinas experiencing transnational motherhood
Title
Latinas experiencing transnational motherhood.
Creator
Sternberg, Rosa Maria., Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Abstract/Description
Economic changes have made the immigration of women to the United States part of major political and social issues. Women from Latin America frequently immigrate alone and without legal documentation, leaving their children in the care of relatives or friends, thus becoming transnational mothers in the process. Hispanic/Latino groups comprise the largest minority in the U.S., and Latina women account for 48.9% of the total Latino population. This demographic trend is expected to continue, and...
Show moreEconomic changes have made the immigration of women to the United States part of major political and social issues. Women from Latin America frequently immigrate alone and without legal documentation, leaving their children in the care of relatives or friends, thus becoming transnational mothers in the process. Hispanic/Latino groups comprise the largest minority in the U.S., and Latina women account for 48.9% of the total Latino population. This demographic trend is expected to continue, and Hispanic/Latino groups are projected to experience the largest population increase in the coming decades (Marshall, Urrutia-Rojas, Soto-Mas & Coggin, 2005). The separation from their family has a strong impact on the health and well-being of these women, rendering them vulnerable to health care barriers and health disparities. This qualitative research study explored the experiences of Latinas living transnational motherhood. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight Latin as living transnational motherhood between the ages 21- 39. The findings in this study describe the lived experience of Latina transnational mothers within their social, economic and cultural context. The narrative was analyzed using van Manen's (1990) interpretative hermeneutic phenomenological approach to narrative analysis. Findings indicate that Latinas experiencing transnational motherhood find meaning in mothering from afar through sacrifice, suffering, and hopefulness for a better life for their children, and for family reunification. Findings from this study inform nurses of the health care barriers that these Latinas living transnational motherhood encounter as they experience hardship in order to support their families abroad as well as themselves., Nurses caring for women who immigrate without their children are presented with professional and ethical challenges that require nurses to be knowledgeable about these women's pre- and post-immigration experiences findings of this study help narrowing the gap of information regarding lived experiences of Latinas transnational mothers. This knowledge offers guidance to the development of care that is compassionate, ethical and culturally appropriate.
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Date Issued
2009
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3333040
Subject Headings
Latin America, Emigration and Immigration, Social aspects, Parental deprivation, Families, Cross-cultural studies, Transnationalism, Nursing, Social aspects, Communication in nursing, Emigration and Immigration, Social aspects
Format
Document (PDF)
The lived experience of having a child hospitalized: The Haitian mother's perspective
Title
The lived experience of having a child hospitalized: The Haitian mother's perspective.
Creator
Swasey, Patricia Ann., Florida Atlantic University, Coffman, Sherrilyn
Abstract/Description
The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience for the Haitian mother of having a child hospitalized. A qualitative study from a phenomenological perspective was undertaken. Seven respondents were interviewed. Significant statements from the transcribed interviews were analyzed according to Giorgi's (1988) method of reduction, extraction, analysis, and synthesis. A general description of the meaningful experience was obtained which includes themes relating to the hospital...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience for the Haitian mother of having a child hospitalized. A qualitative study from a phenomenological perspective was undertaken. Seven respondents were interviewed. Significant statements from the transcribed interviews were analyzed according to Giorgi's (1988) method of reduction, extraction, analysis, and synthesis. A general description of the meaningful experience was obtained which includes themes relating to the hospital experience. The six themes which emerged are: (a) uncertainty, search for meaning, God's help; (b) need to be with child; (c) identification with child's pain and anxiety; (d) being in the hospital environment; (e) dealing with information; and, (f) best care for child. These themes and nursing implications are discussed.
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Date Issued
1993
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14987
Subject Headings
Transcultural nursing, Nursing--Social aspects, Nursing, Haitians--United States
Format
Document (PDF)
Maternal health policy
Title
Maternal health policy: nursing's legacy and the Social Security Act of 1935.
Creator
Pope, Bonnie L., Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Abstract/Description
This study explored the work of nursing and the social influences of eugenic policies established during the Progressive Era (1890-1930) on the writing and passage of the Social Security Act of 1935. The research questions: "Did eugenic philosophy and practice influence the Social Security Act of 1935 in relation to Maternal Health Policy?" and 'What was nursing's influence on the Social Security Act of 1935?" required the social history research method. Data were evaluated with the...
Show moreThis study explored the work of nursing and the social influences of eugenic policies established during the Progressive Era (1890-1930) on the writing and passage of the Social Security Act of 1935. The research questions: "Did eugenic philosophy and practice influence the Social Security Act of 1935 in relation to Maternal Health Policy?" and 'What was nursing's influence on the Social Security Act of 1935?" required the social history research method. Data were evaluated with the conclusion that eugenic policies did influence the writing and passage of the Social Security Act. Also, that nurses, and other women, played a specific, important and constructive role in developing the Act. During the late 1800s and early 1900s prominent leaders of business, science, philanthropy, and social reform supported the eugenic agenda to assure the wellbeing of hard working "Anglo-Saxon" American citizens. Industrialization and scientific advances in medicine gave Americans the impression that the "production" of healthy, intelligent children could be controlled, efficient, and predictable. Better breeding as a means for social improvement, which fueled the eugenics movement's use of science to solve social problems through governmental involvement, had two sides. Positive eugenics increased information on health and illness prevention, and established well baby clinics; however, negative eugenics advocated controlled reproduction through sterilization of persons considered "unfit." By 1935, twenty-eight states had eugenic sterilization laws. Noted reformers during this time (Lillian Wald, Jane Addams, and Florence Kelley) worked with Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson to establish the Federal Children's Bureau. The Bureau had a direct influence on the maternal and child health policy established by the Social Security Act of 1935., This legacy continues today in the continued fight for women and children's social and economic rights.The Social Security Act's intention, economic security for all citizens, was not realized. Sections of the Act focused on maternalistic social views and sought to maintain a patriarchal family structure. The language of the Social Security Act created barriers to benefits for the most vulnerable. In fact, it seems reasonable to conclude that institutionalized health care disparities laid their roots in America through this legislation.
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Date Issued
2011
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3172424
Subject Headings
Eugenics, History, Medical policy, Nursing, Political aspects, Social security, History, Public welfare, History, Health promotion, Community health nursing
Format
Document (PDF)
The lived experience of health among older Guatemalan women
Title
The lived experience of health among older Guatemalan women.
Creator
Ordonez, Maria de los Angeles., Florida Atlantic University, Jett, Kathleen F.
Abstract/Description
Older Guatemalan women living in farmworking communities represent a vulnerable population enduring extreme poverty, leading to decline of their health. A phenomenological approach was selected as the qualitative research methodology to describe their lived experience of health. Pender's (2002) Health Promotion Model was used as the conceptual framework guiding the inquiry. Nine women, living in South Florida, were interviewed using their secondary language, Spanish. The interviews were tape...
Show moreOlder Guatemalan women living in farmworking communities represent a vulnerable population enduring extreme poverty, leading to decline of their health. A phenomenological approach was selected as the qualitative research methodology to describe their lived experience of health. Pender's (2002) Health Promotion Model was used as the conceptual framework guiding the inquiry. Nine women, living in South Florida, were interviewed using their secondary language, Spanish. The interviews were tape-recorded, transcribed, and translated into English. A synthesized list of descriptive expressions emerged with seven themes. These were analyzed and a structural definition of the lived experience of health was formulated and compared to the concept of health as described by Pender (1982). Understanding the meaning of health among older Guatemalan women may influence policies, practice processes, and accessibility of health care while expanding nursing's body of knowledge. Specific recommendations to improve older Guatemalan women's access to health care were presented.
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Date Issued
2006
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13340
Subject Headings
Women--Health and hygiene--Guatemala, Health status indicators--Florida, Nursing--Social aspects--Florida, Health attitudes--Florida, Transcultural medical care--Florida, Women immigrants--Florida--Cross-cultural studies
Format
Document (PDF)