This site, and my practice, is informed by many different sources.  Of course the 'mums talk' section of this site is one of those sources.  Below are a list of some key references that I have found interesting.  While they are not the entirety of resources that I have catalogued they offer important contributions to understanding the complexities of modern motherhood and are under the headings of:

 

Articles

Books

Conferences & Seminars

Online References

 

 

Articles

Burke, N. (2006, May 4). Women’s time squeeze. The Advertiser, p.14.

Lewis, S.E. & Nicolson, P. (1998). Talking about early motherhood: Recognizing loss and reconstructing depression. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 16(2/3), 177-197.

Linguey, T. (2007, June 9). Motherhood revolution. The Advertiser, pp.7-9.

Lupton, D. (2000). ‘A love/hate relationship’: The ideals and experiences of first-time mothers. Journal of Sociology, 36(1), 50-63.

Mansell, M. (2006, May 5). Burden of the modern mother. The Advertiser, p.16.

Nicolson, P. (1999). Loss, happiness and postpartum depression: The ultimate paradox. Canadian Psychology, 40(2), 162-178.

Parenting SA. & Child and Youth Health (2003). Being a mum: Parent easy guide 76 [Brochure]. Australia: Parenting SA.

 

 

 

 

Books

Boulton, M. (1983). On being a mother: A study of women with pre-school children. London and New York: Tavistock Publications.

Brown, S., Lumley, J., Small, R., & Astbury, J. (1994). Missing voices: The experience of motherhood. Melbourne: Oxford University Press.

 

 

 

Buchanan, A. (2003). Mother shock: Loving every (other) minute of it. U.S.A.: Seal Press.

Buttrose, I. & Adams, P. (2005). Mother guilt. Australia, Victoria: Penguin Group.

 

 

 

Evans, D. & Evans, S. (2007). Mother who? Queensland: Big Sky Publishing.

Fox-Genovese, E. (1996). Feminism is not the story of my life: How today’s feminist elite has lost touch with the real concerns of women. U.S.A.: Anchor.

Friedan, B. (1963). The feminine mystique. Australia: The Dominion Press.

Government of South Australia (2010). Implementing health in all policies: Adelaide 2010. Kickbusch, I & Buckett, K. (Eds.) South Australia: The Department of Health.

Hays, S. (1996). The cultural contradictions of motherhood. New Haven and London: Yale University Press.

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (2005). Striking the balance: Women, men, work and family. Sydney: HREOC.

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (2007). It’s About Time: Women, men, work and family. Sydney: HREOC.

LeBlanc, W. (1999). Naked motherhood: Shattering illusions and sharing truths. Australia: Random House.

 

 

 

LeBlanc, W. (2002). Mothers in conflict: Expectation and experience. PhD Thesis, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Manne, A. (2005). Motherhood: How should we care for our children? Sydney: Allen & Unwin.

Maushart, S. (1997). The mask of motherhood: How mothering changes everything and why we pretend it doesn’t. Australia: Random House.

 

 

 

Maushart, S. (2005). What women want next. Melbourne: The Text Publishing Company.

Miller, T. (2005). Making sense of motherhood: A narrative approach. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

Parliament of South Australia. (2004). Postnatal depression inquiry: Twentieth report of the social development committee. South Australia: Parliament of South Australia.

Power, R. (2008). The divided heart: Art and motherhood. Melbourne: Red Dog Books.

 

 

 

Rich, A. (1976). Of woman born: Motherhood as experience and institution. New York and London: W.W. Norton & Company.

Salt, B. (2006). The big picture: Life, work and relationships in the 21^st century. Prahran, Victoria: Hardie Grant books.

Taplin, A. (2007). Being mummy. South Australia: Wakefield Press.

Thurer, S. (1994). The myths of motherhood: How culture reinvents the Good Mother.  U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company.

Williamson, V. (2005). A hermeneutic phenomenological study of women's experiences of postnatal depression and health professional intervention. PhD Thesis, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

 

 

Conferences & Seminars

Bezar, P & Yelland, J. (2005) Healthy Mothers Healthy Families survey presentation, September 13, 2007.

 

I also attended the fourth biennial conference for the Australian Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement (AMIRCI) - formerly the Association for Research on Mothering Australia (ARM-A) entitled: The mother: Images, issues and practices at the University of Queensland 5-7 July 2007.

 

 

Online References

The following are various articles and references.  Some of the connections below link to a particular article or report, and others link to another page on this site where you can find out more about that topic.

 

 

ART/ IVF Mums

 

Australian Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement (AMIRCI)

 

CYH 2007 Strategic Plan

 

Commonwealth of Australia 2008 discussion paper entitled Improving maternity services in Australia

 

Conceptual orthodoxies and women's everyday labours: Rethinking the employment of mothers

 

International Motherhood Study

 

Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement (MIRCI - founding organisation)

 

Mother of all problems

 

Older mothers: who are they and why do they wait?

 

Parent-Infant Research Institute (PIRI)

 

Postnatal Depression

 

Rethinking care

 

Screening new moms for stress, anxiety