Titre : | Childbearing – when complex may be the norm for some, and normal may be complex for others (2021) |
Auteurs : | Julia Bull |
Type de document : | Article : texte imprimé |
Dans : | Midirs. Midwifery Digest (Vol. 31, n° 1, March 2021) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 101-107 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Sujets : |
Paramédical (MeSH) Accouchement ; Culture (sociologie) ; Douleur de l'accouchement ; Naissance à terme ; Normes sociales ; Religion ; Risque ; Sage-femme |
Tags : | Normalité |
Résumé : |
The World Health Organization (WHO) (1996) describes normal birth as a low-risk spontaneous event occurring between 37-42 weeks' gestation with baby in a vertex position. However, an updated definition excludes induction, general and spinal analgesia, the use of instruments, episiotomy and caesarean section (Dodwell & Newburn 2010).
Normality in childbearing is the subject of many interpretations depending on women's experiences (Prosser et al 2018). the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) (2014) reports that women's perceptions of normality vary, depending on the personal meaning of 'normal' and individual factors, such as culture, religion and socio-economic status. Normality is a socially constructed concept which every woman of reproductive age interprets and understands differently. It is therefore unsurprising that, as the 'normality' aspect is continuously challenged, the lack of a common definition creates variation in care provision (Page & Mander 2014). |
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Bibliothèque Paramédicale | Périodiques | Périodique | MID.DIG. 21-1 | Empruntable | Disponible |