@article{ref1,
title=""She was feeling overwhelmed at home caring for her children": expectations of "intensive motherhood" as a risk factor for young women's suicide",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2024",
author="Townsend, Harriet",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Suicide is a leading cause of death among young women and are perinatal mothers. This paper explores how expectations of motherhood played a role in young women's deaths by suicide. I question the notion that motherhood is a &quot;protective&quot; factor against suicide. Using the concept of &quot;intensive motherhood,&quot; I interrogate how expectations of mothers became fatal. Through analysis of 31 young Australian mothers who died by suicide, three key themes are explored, centered upon the theme of &quot;failing motherhood&quot;: mothering without a father, mothering with mental illness, and the loss of care of children.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/10778012241265365",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012241265365"
}