| Mothers’ Themes |
| The reorganization of couple relation (28%) |
Management of the Baby (27%) |
Emotional Aspects of Childbirth (26%) |
Physical Aspects of Childbirth (19%) |
| Keyword (lemma) |
Word frequency |
Word total use |
Keyword (lemma) |
Word frequency |
Word total use |
Keyword (lemma) |
Word frequency |
Word total use |
Keyword (lemma) |
Word frequency |
Word total use |
| Our (nostro) |
23 |
23 |
To sleep (dormire) |
78 |
86 |
Skin (pelle) |
30 |
30 |
Hospital (ospedale) |
43 |
48 |
| To manage (gestire) |
23 |
23 |
To put to sleep (addormentare) |
32 |
32 |
Fear (paura) |
29 |
31 |
Labor (travaglio) |
31 |
31 |
| Dad (babbo) |
22 |
24 |
To be awake (essere sveglio/a) |
23 |
23 |
To make (rendere) |
17 |
17 |
Contraction (contrazione) |
28 |
28 |
| Relationship (relazione) |
19 |
19 |
Hand (mano) |
21 |
21 |
Experience (esperienza) |
17 |
17 |
Delivery room (sala parto) |
28 |
28 |
| To enter (entrare) |
16 |
16 |
Pediatrician (pediatra) |
20 |
20 |
Sensation (sensazione) |
17 |
17 |
Water (acqua) |
24 |
24 |
| Crisis (crisi) |
14 |
14 |
To stand up (alzare) |
17 |
17 |
Head (testa) |
17 |
17 |
Department (reparto) |
21 |
21 |
| Request (richiesta) |
12 |
12 |
Hot (caldo) |
16 |
16 |
Realize (rendersi conto) |
15 |
15 |
To broke (rompere) |
19 |
19 |
| To resume (riprendere) |
10 |
10 |
Afternoon (pomeriggio) |
15 |
15 |
Stitches (punti) |
14 |
14 |
Pushes (spinte) |
17 |
17 |
| Anxiety (ansia) |
10 |
10 |
Hungry (fame) |
15 |
15 |
Difficult (difficile) |
13 |
13 |
Epidural (epidurale) |
15 |
15 |
| Balance (equilibrio) |
10 |
10 |
Sippy cup (biberon) |
13 |
13 |
To remove (togliere) |
13 |
13 |
Natural (naturale) |
14 |
14 |
| To laugh (ridere) |
9 |
9 |
To grow up (crescere) |
12 |
12 |
Super (super) |
12 |
12 |
Heavy (pesante) |
13 |
13 |
| New (nuovo) |
9 |
9 |
To wash (lavare) |
12 |
12 |
Memory (ricordo) |
12 |
12 |
Centimeters (centimetri) |
12 |
12 |
| I believe (credo) |
9 |
10 |
Breast pump (tiralatte) |
12 |
12 |
Ok (ok) |
11 |
11 |
Fast (veloce) |
11 |
12 |
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To wake up (svegliare/svegliarsi) |
11 |
11 |
Partner (compagno) |
11 |
11 |
Membrane detachment (scollamento membrane) |
10 |
10 |
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To work (funzionare) |
10 |
10 |
To meet (conoscere) |
11 |
11 |
Medical examination (visita medica) |
9 |
9 |
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Nipples (capezzoli) |
10 |
10 |
Placenta (placenta) |
11 |
11 |
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Stick (attacco) |
10 |
10 |
Classes (corso) |
11 |
12 |
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Milk formula (formula del latte) |
10 |
11 |
To endure (durare) |
10 |
10 |
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To depend (dipendere) |
9 |
9 |
To explain (spiegare) |
10 |
10 |
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To relax (riposare) |
9 |
9 |
Strange (strano) |
9 |
9 |
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Lunch (pranzo) |
9 |
9 |
Angry (rabbia) |
9 |
9 |
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Intimacy (intimità) |
9 |
9 |
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Phase (fase) |
9 |
9 |
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Positive (positivo) |
9 |
10 |
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Note: The saturation percentage for each word with a degree of association with the theme ≥ .90 is reported. Lemmas are reported following their occurrence in the tale.