Abstract

CRUZ, Queli Simone da  and  MOSMANN, Clarisse Pereira. From conjugality to parenting: life experiences facing planned pregnancy. Aletheia [online]. 2015, n.47-48, pp. 22-34. ISSN 1413-0394.

This article aimed to investigate the perceptions of couples about their conjugal relationship facing the transition from conjugality to parenting when living planned pregnancy. Knowing that the couple that decides having a child later in life chose to fulfill other wishes before parenthood and show a distinct living and professional situation. An exploratory qualitative research was conduced, through a semi-structured interview with four couple that decided on having their first child late in life. The interviews were recorded, transcript and the data collected was analyzed trough content analysis. The results indicate that there are some singularities in the transition from conjugality to parenting facing planned pregnancies, which presentation is evident in the strategies used for solving problems. It is concluded that the time of a conjugal relationship may be a determinant factor for the couple maturation, what reflects on changes in the relationship.

Keywords : Conjugality; Parenting; Delayed pregnancy.

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