A Phenomenological Study on The Mothering Experience of Married Women who have given Birth Resulting from Unintended Pregnancy

This study explores the mothering experiences of married women who begin profound with experiences in the context of involuntary pregnancy. This study focuses on: research questions on the pattern of involuntary pregnancy and childbirth, the structure and meaning of their mothering experiences, and the direction of pastoral care for this group. Six married women raising children whose ages ranged from 3 to 5 were interviewed on their lived experiences including pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting. Using the phenomenological research method, this study attempts to demonstrate the correlation between participant, noesis and parenting, noema. As a result of coding and categorizing the collected data, seven essential themes were derived; Transition: facing an inflection point in life, Meeting: becoming the subject of parenting, Acceptance: becoming a mother, Survival: both must survive, Pain: unimaginable hardness, Independence: looking forward to the future, Communication: crucial resources for support.