Efectos psicosociales de la maternidad en mujeres entre 30 a 45 años en el contexto rural quiteño, durante el año 2023

Abstract

The following research project aims to analyze the psychosocial effects of motherhood in women between 30 and 45 years old in the rural context of Quito, during the year 2023. To this end, we proceed to describe the psychosocial factors, through in-depth interviews that interfere in motherhood, we also analyze the discourses on motherhood that have been present in the lives of the interviewees, through the journey to life stories, finally the practices around motherhood are identified, through narrative fragments, that exist during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum. This research has a purely qualitative approach and is based on the narratives provided by five randomly selected female mothers. The texts make it possible to collect historical data on motherhood from a social-cultural, psychological and gender perspective, as well as to identify psychosocial factors. The interviews were analyzed from their stages of life: childhood, adolescence, youth and adulthood and the psychosocial factors associated with each of them: physical health, mental health, economic situation, work-domestic environment, and social and cultural relations, since discourses and practices regarding motherhood initiated from childhood and prevailing until adulthood are identified. Finally, it is contrasted with the stages of pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum where psychosocial factors are manifested. The paper concludes by identifying the specific factors and risks in each of the categories.