The culture of birth in Ireland at the interface between home and hospital : an ethnographic study of in-labour transfer to hospital during planned home birth
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Linda Biesty, 'The culture of birth in Ireland at the interface between home and hospital : an ethnographic study of in-labour transfer to hospital during planned home birth', [thesis], Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Nursing & Midwifery, 2015, pp 412, pp 169Download Item:
Abstract:
Birth is not just a physiological process but also a significant
life event embedded in historical, political and socio-cultural constructions.
These constructions of birth have a profound influence on the provision of
maternity services, maternity practices (midwifery and obstetrics) and on
women's experiences. The cultural understanding of birth in Ireland places
maternity care, for the most part, in centralised maternity hospitals focused
on obstetrical-led, medical-based care. Women looking outside this model
have few options available, midwife-led models of care are not well
developed and the Health Services Executive does not have a legal
obligation to meet women's needs in relation to place of birth. Women who
choose an alternative to hospital birth, (for example, home birth) are
stepping outside the conventional model of care. These women (and the
midwives supporting them) demonstrate that they view birth as a nomral
process that does not result in them needing hospital-based medical
surveillance and intervention.
Author: Biesty, Linda
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Lalor, JoanQualification name:
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Publisher:
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