Health Care for Women International
Volume 39, Issue 11, 2018, Pages 1234-1258

Talking about reproduction with a migrating spouse: Women’s experiences in Dhading, Nepal (Article)

Hendrickson Z.M.* , Lohani S. , Thapaliya Shrestha B. , Underwood C.R.
  • a Department of Health Behavior & Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States, Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs, Baltimore, MD, United States
  • b Department of Health Behavior & Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • c Department of Health Behavior & Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • d Department of Health Behavior & Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States, Department of Health Behavior & Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Kathmandu, Nepal

Abstract

Communication between Nepali women and their migrating spouses affects the transregional or transnational social fields of women “left behind” and may have implications for their reproductive health. We explored women’s interactions with their absent spouses using data gathered from qualitative interviews. Conversations with migrant husbands were frequent, organized around husbands’ schedules, and focused on children’s needs and expenses. Couple power dynamics were challenged and reinforced in such conversations. Communication about family planning and childbearing was often delayed until the husband’s return. In an increasingly mobile world, encouraging partner communication should be integral to reproductive health programs working with migrant couples. © 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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Family Planning Services Interpersonal Relations Communication Spouses husband interpersonal communication human family size Family Characteristics human relation interview health program Humans migrant psychology male female spouse pregnancy Article conversation adult migration Reproductive Health Transients and Migrants Nepal decision making family planning Child
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85058078067&doi=10.1080%2f07399332.2018.1505893&partnerID=40&md5=baa4f8c309593f483b2d5abb8b03fa35
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2018.1505893
ISSN: 07399332
Original Language: English