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A Grounded Theory of Balancing Alcohol Recovery and Pregnancy

Ingrid Brudenell

Department of Nursing, Boise State University.

The purpose of this study was to explore women's concurrent experiences of alcohol/drug recovery and transition to parenthood. The study used a qualitative design to explore and understand women 's experiences of recoveryfrom alcohol/drug dependence during pregnancy. Eleven women, who self-identifled as recovering alcoholics/addicts and either were pregnant or had infants younger than 12 months of age, participated in the study. Balancing emerged as the core concept, a process that explained how women successfully integrated the recovery and motherhood processes into their identity. The women used strategies learned in the process of alcohol/drug recovery to balance between alcohol/drug recovery and motherhood. They used the strategies in unique ways during pregnancy to incorporate the developmental and relational aspects of both advancing in motherhood and maintaining recovery.

Western Journal of Nursing Research, Vol. 18, No. 4, 429-440 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/019394599601800405
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