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‘This child is a planned baby’: skilled migrant fathers and reproductive decision‐making
Author(s) -
De Souza Ruth Noreen Argie
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/jan.12448
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , medicine
Aim This study analyses discourses that migrant fathers in New Zealand draw on to explain their decision to have a child. Background Little is known about migrant men's reproductive decisions in the context of contemporary/active fatherhood. Design A discourse analytic research study. Methods Qualitative research was conducted in 2009 where Chinese and Indian migrant men took part in focus groups. Results/Findings Fathers drew on two key discourses to understand how they became fathers. The first was fatherhood as a financial decision and the second was fatherhood as a natural process. These two discourses are not always congruent. Conclusion Understanding the discourses that shape men's decisions to have a child, will enhance nurses' capacity to provide appropriate care and support for migrant families.

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