'Putting the baby back in the body': The re-embodiment of pregnancy to enhance safety in a free-standing birth center
| Autor: | Barbara Katz Rothman, Fiona Dykes, Soo Downe, Nancy Stone |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Pregnancy
medicine.diagnostic_test Infant Newborn Parturition Obstetrics and Gynecology Participant observation B720 Delivery Obstetric Midwifery medicine.disease Birthing Centers Palpation Nursing Maternity and Midwifery medicine Humans Childbirth Female Construct (philosophy) Psychology Qualitative Research |
| Zdroj: | Midwifery. 104:103172 |
| ISSN: | 0266-6138 |
| Popis: | The general discourse in most countries is that technological surveillance during pregnancy and childbirth is synonymous with safety, while women's individual experiences are less likely regarded as critical. The aim of this ethnographic study at a birth center in Germany was to describe how midwives and their clients construct risk and safety. The data collection methods included participant observation and semi-structured interviews. ‘Putting the baby back in the body’ was the major theme that emerged, supported by three sub-themes. The women in this study relied on scans at the beginning of pregnancy to make their baby real to them, but became more confident in their capacity to sense their baby after experiencing the first fetal movements. The midwives fostered this confidence by using interactive palpation of the abdomen with the women, thus supporting their individual sensory experience, and, in the midwives’ view, enhancing overall safety during pregnancy and at birth. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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