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The young women expressed concern about some pregnant women who have to look afterthemselves:stay home, keep feeding, don’t run around, don’t jump around.For some this was just self-care but for others it was not a choice and had become necessarybecause the mother did not want to care for her daughter or had left the community, and/or thefamily was not functioning well enough to look after the young woman. As one explained:some mothers they…say you’re going to be a woman now… look after yourself...and it’s really hard with young girls, really sad.A few young women living in three remote communities mentioned the role of the partner incaring for the pregnant woman. For example, the partner could:sit with you… like family.If you feeling sick you tell him so he can go and get the nurse.The older women living in Alice Springs provided a very different answer to the question of whoshould care for the pregnant woman than the young women living in Alice Springs. Most olderwomen indicated that they thought the grandmother, aunty or mother should care for her andprovide her with information about what to expect.The grandmother…the young person having the baby, she should ask hergrandmother, mother, aunty to tell her story [about] what happens …about yourshowing…your water breaks…Mainly the grandmothers … or some sort of aunty that could cope with it... in good spirit that could help her…you gotta be on standby … show them whatto do.Mother if the mother’s there.Mother but she has had a lot of children and is very tired so not sure she can lookafter the pregnant daughter.Interestingly, when asked specifically if the partner or husband should care for the pregnantwoman, a number of the older women tended to agree with the young women from AliceSprings that there was a role for the male partner. This was because he had been an activepartner in creating the baby, he needed to take responsibility for his creation; women and menshould share responsibilities and it was unfair to expect women to do all the work.It’s not just up to the woman to do everything.24What Do Aboriginal Women Think Is Good Antenatal Care?