The transition to motherhood is a deeply personal experience that can have an effect on women’s psychological, social, and spiritual sense of self. This qualitative study explored women’s lived experiences of their transition to motherhood and the role that spirituality plays in the process of transformation. Six women, two with postpartum depression, were interviewed on their experiences of pregnancy, childbirth, early motherhood, and spirituality. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to analyze interview data and identify emergent themes in women’s experiences of motherhood. Two superordinate themes emerged—Reality of Motherhood and Motherhood Awakens Spirituality. Spirituality was “centered” in the women’s overall experience of motherhood. The women emphasized the importance of spiritual connections to others and the divine in their understanding of what it means to be a mother. The women with postpartum depression described similar but more intense experiences in their transition to motherhood in comparison to women who did not have postpartum depression. The findings highlight how the experiences of motherhood and spirituality mutually influence each other toward the development of an integrated identity as mother. Clinicians need to attend to the potential positive and negative roles of spirituality in women’s transition to motherhood and intervene early to address any indications of emotional or spiritual struggle in women’s adjustment.

过渡到母性是一种深刻的个人经历，可能会影响女性的心理，社会和精神自我意识。这项定性研究探索了妇女过渡到母性的生活经历以及灵性在转变过程中所扮演的角色。采访了六名妇女，其中两名患有产后抑郁症，他们接受了怀孕，分娩，早孕和灵性体验的采访。解释性现象学分析用于分析访谈数据并确定女性孕产经历中出现的主题。出现了两个上级主题：“母性的现实”和“母性唤醒灵性”。精神是女性整体母亲经历中的“中心”。妇女在理解母亲的意义时，强调了与他人和神之间的精神联系的重要性。与没有产后抑郁症的妇女相比，患有产后抑郁症的妇女在向母亲过渡的过程中描述了相似但更为强烈的经历。这些发现凸显了母性和灵性的经历如何相互影响，从而促进了母亲整体身份的发展。临床医生需要注意灵性在妇女向母性过渡过程中可能发挥的积极作用和消极作用，并尽早进行干预，以解决妇女适应过程中发生任何情感或精神斗争的迹象。与没有产后抑郁症的妇女相比，患有产后抑郁症的妇女在向母亲过渡的过程中描述了相似但更为强烈的经历。这些发现凸显了母性和灵性的经历如何相互影响，从而促进了母亲整体身份的发展。临床医生需要注意灵性在妇女向母性过渡过程中可能发挥的积极作用和消极作用，并尽早进行干预，以解决妇女适应过程中发生任何情感或精神斗争的迹象。与没有产后抑郁症的妇女相比，患有产后抑郁症的妇女在向母亲过渡的过程中描述了相似但更为强烈的经历。这些发现凸显了母性和灵性的经历如何相互影响，从而促进了母亲整体身份的发展。临床医生需要注意灵性在妇女向母性过渡过程中可能发挥的积极作用和消极作用，并尽早进行干预，以解决妇女适应过程中发生任何情感或精神斗争的迹象。