Limited evidence exists about women’s experiences of social support for reproductive decision-making, particularly who women seek social support from during decision-making. Using a concurrent mixed methods approach, this research explored who women aged 25–35 years living in Victoria, Australia, seek social support from during reproductive decision-making. Women seek social support for reproductive decision-making from multiple sources. However, through exploring women’s support seeking for reproductive decision-making, rather than once a reproductive decision had been made, the study highlights the nuanced and contextual nature of support seeking for reproductive decision-making demonstrating support seeking is influenced by: type of reproductive decision; women’s relationships with members of their social network; previous experiences of support seeking for reproductive decisions; expectations of the support they would receive; homophily; and temporality. This research provides important insight into who women seek support from for reproductive decision-making. Understanding this will help inform future social and public health interventions.
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Graham, M., McKenzie, H., Lamaro Haintz, G., & Dennis, C. (2022). Who do Australian women seek social support from during the reproductive decision-making process? Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(6), e4028–e4040. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13785
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