Social relations and the option for planned home birth: an institutional ethnographic study
Online braz. j. nurs. (Online)
;
13(2): 239-249, 2014.
Article
in English
| LILACS, BDENF
| ID: lil-726235
ABSTRACT
Aim:
To reveal, with reference to everyday life, the social relations surrounding women's option for planned home births.Method:
Institutional Ethnography (IE).Subjects:
Seventeen women who planned home births and who gave birth at home, assisted by an obstetric physician or nurse, from January 2008 to December 2010. Data collected through semi-structured interviews between October and December 2010. Data treated to thematic analysis, referencing the theory of Dorothy Smith.Results:
The category 'social relationships and their influence on the option for planned home birth' has emerged.Discussion:
Thinking about power relations in terms of the option for planned home births means to encourage free choices experienced by women in terms of their distinct and different support networks.Conclusion:
The empowerment of women in the birth process is essential for maternal-fetal wellbeing...
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Main subject:
Health Policy
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Home Childbirth
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Anthropology, Cultural
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Natural Childbirth
/
Obstetric Nursing
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Limits:
Female
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Humans
/
Pregnancy
Language:
English
Journal:
Online braz. j. nurs. (Online)
Journal subject:
Nursing
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Primal Health Research Center/BR
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Universidade Federal Fluminense/BR
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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro/BR
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