New Trends in Modern Motherhood in the Clinical Aspect

Background. In modern clinical and perinatal psychology, there is a growing need to revise maternal trends in the clinical aspect from the perspective of minimizing risk factors for health disorders in the younger generation and improving the demographic situation in the country. Objectives. To review empirical and theoretical research reflecting the formation of modern trends in motherhood and to analyze the associated possible risks of disruption of a woman’s reproductive health and the development of a maladaptive psycho-emotional state related to the birth of a child with a disease. Research methods. The theoretical analysis was conducted using a systematic review of the scientific literature of domestic and international studies covering the period from 2008 to 2025. Results. This article presents a theoretical review of publications devoted to contemporary trends in motherhood, encompassing the terms “delayed (postponed)” motherhood, “conscious” motherhood, “intensive/extensive” motherhood, and “burdened” motherhood. The author provides definitions of the subjective phenomena of “burdened” motherhood and “intensive” motherhood. Attention is focused on the ambivalence of the consequences of “conscious” motherhood and the potential risks of impaired reproductive potential, the development of neurotic conditions, and emotional burnout in mothers when developing reproductive attitudes toward “delayed” and “intensive” motherhood. Conclusions. The study of reproductive attitudes and styles of modern motherhood at different stages of the maternal sphere ontogenesis is substantiated as promising, since it allows for identifying the risk factors for mental and physical health in the reproductive-age population, as well as to prevent negative demographic consequences.