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... > contexts > named groups > persons > parents > non natural parents > foster parents > foster mothering
... > social science subjects > sociology > family studies > motherhood encyc > motherhood and family > foster mothering
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > motherhood and family > foster mothering
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > motherhood and family > foster mothering
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > motherhood and family > foster mothering
... > contexts > named groups > persons > parents > mothers > non natural mothers > foster mothering
... > contexts > named groups > persons > parents > non natural parents > non natural mothers > foster mothering

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foster mothering  

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  • Foster mothering refers to the process whereby a woman who is not the biological mother of a child raises a child outside of the biological mother-child dyad. Children placed with a foster mother may be removed from biological parent/s and formally placed in the custody of a foster mother by the state authority, or alternatively, the process may be voluntary in nature. [Source: Encyclopedia of Motherhood; Foster Mothering]

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