TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - "She was feeling overwhelmed at home caring for her children": expectations of "intensive motherhood" as a risk factor for young women's suicide
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Townsend, Harriet
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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 "protective" factor against suicide. Using the concept of "intensive motherhood," 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 "failing motherhood": mothering without a father, mothering with mental illness, and the loss of care of children.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012241265365
ID  - ref1
ER  -