Motherhood and Disability: Children and Choices

by Rüdiger Heimlich

Overview

This book explores the intersection between motherhood and physical disability. It is based on a study that focused on the lived experiences of women with physical disabilities, mothers and non-mothers. What meaning does motherhood have for these women? What is it like for them? What messages do they receive about themselves as women, with or without children? What barriers do they foresee and/or come across? These issues are explored from the vantage point of disabled women with and without children.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403904959
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	05/25/2004
Edition description:	2004
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

Ora Prilleltensky specializes in Human and Organizational Development at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University.

Table of Contents

Introduction Disability: A Sociopolitical Construct Sexuality, Disability and Women's Lived Experience Reproductive Choice and Motherhood in the Context of Physical Disability The Research Process Growing Up as a Girl with a Disability To Have or Not to Have: Motherhood, Disability, and Choice A Ramp to Mothering Promoting Our Children's Wellness Conclusions: Striving for Wellness