What is my baby like? Representations concerning the baby in the third trimester of pregnancy
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Pedreira, Marta
Leal, Isabel
Abstract / Description
Aim: To investigate if during the third trimester of pregnancy fantasies emerge in the baby representations based on the information that pregnant women have on their real babies through ultrasound techniques. Method: A qualitative, descriptive and exploratory research based on a sample of 30 pregnant Portuguese women, whose average age is 32 years old, was developed. A socio-demographic questionnaire and a semi-directive interview entitled "Interview of Maternal Representations During Pregnancy – Revised Version" (IRMAG-R, Ammaniti & Tambelli, 2010) were employed. Results: Baby representations are immersed in a fantasy dimension, which means that the imaginary baby is quite present in this phase of pregnancy. Pregnant women mainly attribute psychological characteristics to the babies, rather than physical characteristics. Regardless of the type of characteristics analysed, the preference for these characteristics emerges based on their wishes. Secondly, characteristics of the parents may also emerge. Fetal movements and information from ultrasound have no significant influence on the characterization of the baby. Conclusion: Despite the development of ultrasound techniques, the imaginary baby defines parents representations about the baby on the third trimester of pregnancy. Consequently, a new understanding of how pregnant women experience the transition to the postnatal phase has to be considered.
Keyword(s)
pregnant women third trimester of pregnancy babies representations imaginary baby real baby ultrasound techniquesPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2015-11-27
Journal title
Psychology, Community & Health
Volume
4
Issue
3
Page numbers
156–170
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
Publication status
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Review status
peerReviewed
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Pedreira, M., & Leal, I. (2015). What is my baby like? Representations concerning the baby in the third trimester of pregnancy. Psychology, Community & Health, 4(3), 156–170. https://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v4i3.141
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Pedreira, Marta
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Leal, Isabel
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Date of first publication2015-11-27
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Abstract / DescriptionAim: To investigate if during the third trimester of pregnancy fantasies emerge in the baby representations based on the information that pregnant women have on their real babies through ultrasound techniques. Method: A qualitative, descriptive and exploratory research based on a sample of 30 pregnant Portuguese women, whose average age is 32 years old, was developed. A socio-demographic questionnaire and a semi-directive interview entitled "Interview of Maternal Representations During Pregnancy – Revised Version" (IRMAG-R, Ammaniti & Tambelli, 2010) were employed. Results: Baby representations are immersed in a fantasy dimension, which means that the imaginary baby is quite present in this phase of pregnancy. Pregnant women mainly attribute psychological characteristics to the babies, rather than physical characteristics. Regardless of the type of characteristics analysed, the preference for these characteristics emerges based on their wishes. Secondly, characteristics of the parents may also emerge. Fetal movements and information from ultrasound have no significant influence on the characterization of the baby. Conclusion: Despite the development of ultrasound techniques, the imaginary baby defines parents representations about the baby on the third trimester of pregnancy. Consequently, a new understanding of how pregnant women experience the transition to the postnatal phase has to be considered.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationPedreira, M., & Leal, I. (2015). What is my baby like? Representations concerning the baby in the third trimester of pregnancy. Psychology, Community & Health, 4(3), 156–170. https://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v4i3.141en_US
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ISSN2182-438X
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1919
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2285
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v4i3.141
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Keyword(s)pregnant womenen_US
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Keyword(s)third trimester of pregnancyen_US
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Keyword(s)babies representationsen_US
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Keyword(s)imaginary babyen_US
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Keyword(s)real babyen_US
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Keyword(s)ultrasound techniquesen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleWhat is my baby like? Representations concerning the baby in the third trimester of pregnancyen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue3
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Journal titlePsychology, Community & Health
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Page numbers156–170
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Volume4
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