TY - JOUR
T1 - Talking about reproduction with a migrating spouse
T2 - Women’s experiences in Dhading, Nepal
AU - Hendrickson, Zoé Mistrale
AU - Lohani, Sandhya
AU - Thapaliya Shrestha, Bibhu
AU - Underwood, Carol R.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was made possible by support from a Doctoral Distinguished Research Award from the Health, Behavior and Society Department at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a Dissertation Enhancement Award from the Center for Qualitative Studies in Health and Medicine at Johns Hopkins. Funders were not involved in the design of the project, data analysis or manuscript writing.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2018/11/2
Y1 - 2018/11/2
N2 - Communication between Nepali women and their migrating spouses affects the transregional or transnational social fields of women “left behind” and may have implications for their reproductive health. We explored women’s interactions with their absent spouses using data gathered from qualitative interviews. Conversations with migrant husbands were frequent, organized around husbands’ schedules, and focused on children’s needs and expenses. Couple power dynamics were challenged and reinforced in such conversations. Communication about family planning and childbearing was often delayed until the husband’s return. In an increasingly mobile world, encouraging partner communication should be integral to reproductive health programs working with migrant couples.
AB - Communication between Nepali women and their migrating spouses affects the transregional or transnational social fields of women “left behind” and may have implications for their reproductive health. We explored women’s interactions with their absent spouses using data gathered from qualitative interviews. Conversations with migrant husbands were frequent, organized around husbands’ schedules, and focused on children’s needs and expenses. Couple power dynamics were challenged and reinforced in such conversations. Communication about family planning and childbearing was often delayed until the husband’s return. In an increasingly mobile world, encouraging partner communication should be integral to reproductive health programs working with migrant couples.
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U2 - 10.1080/07399332.2018.1505893
DO - 10.1080/07399332.2018.1505893
M3 - Article
C2 - 30513270
AN - SCOPUS:85058078067
SN - 0739-9332
VL - 39
SP - 1234
EP - 1258
JO - Health care for women international
JF - Health care for women international
IS - 11
ER -