Immigrant Mothers' Experiences With Child Soothing in Vancouver, Canada: ‘I Just Want to Be a Good Mom’

Societal pressures on women to soothe children can elicit feelings of isolation, sadness and concern for immigrant mothers, who can lack social supports and may not feel capable of subscribing to culturally idealised practices. Findings can be used to inform the cultural competency of injury prevention resource development to address unique cultural and gender-sensitive needs of immigrant mothers.