Abstract

Role of maternity includes tasks; which are doing the baby's care, providing the security, communicating, providing the acceptance of the baby to family as an individual and coping with growing problems of baby.

Mothers have difficulties in fulfilling the requirements of this new role and they are confronted with problems. These problems are fatigue associated with this condition, disappointing and intense emotional problems; which are included loss of control. Jean Ball reports that the midwife's most important responsibility is support during the adaptation process to women's motherhood role. Midwifes and nurses can benefit Jean Ball’s Deck- Chair Theory for adapting to the new role of mother and developing favor as emotional. In this article based on literature, it is aimed to share post partum favor as emotional, affecting conditions and knowledge of Deck-Chair Theory. Benefit from this theory, it can contribute time for transition to parenthood, the role of the acquisition of motherhood and mother-baby and community health.