The chosen article is entitled “Experiences of infant and child care of mothers with disabilities in Turkey: A qualitative study.” This study aims to discover how mothers with disabilities care for their infants and children in Turkey (Cetisli et al., 2018). The posed research question seeks to determine the factors affecting motherly care provided by mothers with disabilities to their children and establish a connection between such care and the child’s behavior.
This study was conducted among mothers who had vision, hearing, or orthopedic disabilities residing with their children in Izmir, Turkey. There were several inclusion criteria: orthopedic, visually or audibly disabled persons, having a child, not mentally retarded or ill, and consent to participate in the study. Within the framework of the qualitative study design, the researchers used conventional content analysis. The data were collected using the semi-structured in-depth interview method since it allows for investigating complex and sensitive issues (Cetisli et al., 2018). The interviews were held at participants’ homes to ensure comfortability and privacy between May 2015 and December 2016.
The results of the study demonstrated that the participants described motherhood as a wonderful mission. They claimed that their disability is not a barrier to bringing up a child even though society views them as unable to comply with all motherly duties. The study also revealed that mothers with disabilities need public support (Cetisli et al., 2018). The primary limitation of this study was the broad range of children’s ages. Besides, some participants could barely recollect their child-care experiences. The conclusions prove that mothers with disabilities can raise a child with public help. Therefore, the study is significant to nursing because nurses may provide support to the targeted population in the first years of their children’s lives.
Reference
Cetisli, N., IĹźik, G., Esra, A., Ekin, O., Beste, O., & Hatice, Y. (2018). Experiences of infant and child care of mothers with disabilities in Turkey: A qualitative study. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 22, 81-91. Web.