Background: Spouses, who experience infertility, are much more overwhelmed by failure, anxiety, stress, and unpleasant marital relationships than other spouses. Infertility often has negative effects on the relationships between spouses. Infertile women are more likely to suffer from these unpleasant marital relationships.
Objective: By using a qualitative grounded theory approach, 21 women were selected and studied using theoretical sampling. Theoretical sampling continues until data saturation occurs. These qualitative interviews were conducted between January 2019 and January 2020. Data were collected and analyzed using open and axial coding.
Materials and Methods: The findings of this study included 7 main categories and one core category called Protester Caregivers. Consequently, conceptual tables, paradigm model and theoretical schema were presented. Determining the results in general indicates the phenomenon of “Protester Caregivers" in the target community.
Results: The findings of this study included 7 main categories and one core category called Protester Caregivers. Consequently, conceptual tables, paradigm model and theoretical schema were presented. Determining the results in general indicates the phenomenon of “Protester Caregivers" in the target community.
Conclusion: Based on the traditional culture of the target community, infertile women struggle with the men who play the role of "caregivers" as well as consistently protest their infertility. This paradoxical phenomenon leads to the emergence of contradictory strategies and outcomes, and make infertile women to rethink about their choices.