Negotiating intensive mothering and the gendered politics of active leisure among first time mothers in Canada

Figures & data

Table 1. Participant demographics.

	Age	Race	Age of Baby at 1^st Interview	C-Section or Vaginal Birth	Breast-fed	Mother’s Maternity/Parental Leave	Partner’s Paternity Leave and/or Time Away from Employment	Key Extended Familial Sources of Support
Mom 1 (Sarah’s Story)	35	White	8 months	Vaginal	Yes	1 year	2 weeks of vacation time	Her mother.
Mom 2	34	White	10 months	Vaginal	Yes	1 year	Owns his own business – scheduled a day or two off every week.	Her father, brothers, and in-laws.
Mom 3 (Laura’s Story)	35	White	8 months	C-Section	Yes	11 months	None yet. Husband plans to take the last month off as paternity leave. He is self-employed with a flexible work schedule.	Her father and father-in-law.
Mom 4 (Kathy’s Story)	36	White	8 months	C-Section	Yes	11 months	None yet. Husband plans to take the last month off as paternity leave.	Her mother and step-father as well as father and step-mother.
Mom 5 (Alison’s Story)	41	White	8 months	Unknown	Yes	Only a few months leave. She was self-employed.	None yet. Possibility for husband to take 6 months.	Close with parents but live afar.
Mom 6	31	White	16 months	C-Section	Yes	10 months	3 weeks paternity leave and 3 weeks vacation time.	Her step-father and mother-in law.
Mom 7	29	East Indian	5 months	Vaginal	Yes: Only the 1^st month.	1 year	40 days paternity leave. Works part-time as well as own business.	Her parents and brother.
Mom 8	31	White	6 months	Vaginal	Yes	Immediate preventative leave at 10 weeks pregnant. Followed by maternity/parental leave.	5 weeks. 2 weeks at birth and remaining 3 weeks after baby came home.	Her parents and in-laws.
Mom 9 (Mary’s Story)	Unknown	White	6 months	Vaginal	Yes: Only the first 6 weeks.	9 month maternity/parental leave by choice – did not want to take entire year.	3 weeks at birth.	Mother, twin sister, sister-in-law.