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028			_bWurzburg Road 35, BMC Premises, Post Code: 33102:
028			_b P. O Box 1464, Mwanza – Tanzania:
028			_bPhone: +255 28 298 3384:
028			_b Fax: +255 28 298 3386
028			_b Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz
028			_b Website: www.bugando.ac.tz
035			_aCUHAS/MPH/6000215/T/19
040			_bEnglish _cddc
041			_aEnglish
100			_aEsther Yona Shija _d[Female] _947162 _eCUHAS/MPH/6000215/T/19
222			_aLIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONOMY _bAMA Advanced Maternal Age AME Antenatal Milk Expression ANC Antenatal Clinics BMC Bugando Medical Centre CUHAS Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences FGDs Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) IDIs In-Depth Interviews LMICs Low- and Middle-Income Countries TDHS Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey TDHS Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey TDHS-MIS Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey WHO World Health Organization
222			_aOPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS _bFirst time mothers: Throughout this study, it is referred to as individual women who have attained motherhood status for the first time, irrespective of the number of previous pregnancy (gravidity) status.
222			_aOPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS _bPositive or negative lived experiences: it is depiction of a persons’ experiences and decision, as well as the knowledge gained from these experiences and choices.
222			_aOPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS _bYoung mothers: In this study, young mothers have been referred to as individual women who have given birth to a child at an age of below 20 years irrespective of parity as defined by World Health Organization will be considered for this study.
222			_aStandard definition _bPost-partum: Throughout this study, we refer to the first six weeks following child birth. It is important to understand that, this is the most critical and yet the most neglected phase in the lives of mothers and babies; and most maternal and newborn deaths occur during this period.
222			_aKey Words: _bYoung mothers, first time mothers, lived experiences, post-partum, antenatal care, postpartum care
245			_aPost-partum needs and lived experiences of the young and first time mothers in Mwanza City, Northwestern Tanzania
260			_aMwanza, Tanzania: _b Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : _c2022
300			_axiii; 108 Pages
300			_aIncludes References and Appendices
520			_aAbstract: Background: Post-partum period, which is a period of six weeks after child birth, is said to be the most challenging period for a mother and the family, women are vulnerable to health problems that are directly related to child birth and to compromised self-care. Young and firsttime mothers experience a transition to parenthood which is thought to be stressful and challenging to cope with, as well as poor emotional wellbeing. Several studies have been conducted but social support and lived experiences are not well documented. This study explored the needs and lived experiences of the young and first-time mothers from two districts of Mwanza city, Ilemela and Nyamagana districts. Method: The present study involved women of reproductive age who are first time mothers (irrespective of their age) as well as young mothers (i.e., individual mothers below the age of 20 years, irrespective of the parity status) in Nyamagana and Ilemela Districts in Mwanza region. Participants recruited from May to July, 2022. Women’s experiences and needs were explored using In-depth interviews and focus group discussions using phenomenology approach of qualitative design. Data transcribed verbatim, translated, categorized, and coded. Data analyzed by using NVIvo 12 Computers Software. Results: Most of the respondents were mothers who was their first time to experience the postpartum period (77.8%). Most of the participants in this study explore that post-partum period for the young and first-time mothers is a very stressfully period for a mother who is assuming for the new roles and responsibilities. Mothers have essential basic needs after delivery and moreover they face both positive and negative experiences. Lack of information on motherhood and afterbirth care emerged - I would have liked if someone would have had talked to me before. Psychosocial health emerged to be a neglected public health problem. Discussion: Some needs of the first time mothers are met while others remain unmet. Good relation, overstretched health system and sleeplessness at night seem to be different from Mwanza. While stress and depression, Isolation, increase in needs, Pride and happiness seem to be similar for most mothers in all parts of the world. Conclusion: Individuals first time and young mothers transition into motherhood roles, reestablishment of relationships, and the struggle to meet physical and emotional needs of her infant and other family member’s calls for public health attention. The lived experiences among first time and young mothers could be of vital importance to future mothers as a lesson learnt.
600			_x Public Health _930277
600			_xCommunity Medicine
700			_aNamanya Basinda _919697
700			_aJoseph Rogathe Mwanga _948322
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