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University of Zambia
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Chisembele, Maureen Chileshe.
An assessment of the experience of childbirth in women delivering at the University teaching hospital, Lusaka
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Degree: 2012, University of Zambia
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1334 
► The birth experience is something that affects a woman's perception of her labour. A positive birth experience may correlate with a positive perception of labour…
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▼ The birth experience is something that affects a woman's perception of her labour. A positive birth experience may correlate with a positive perception of labour and vice versa. As caregivers we are interested in whether a mother perceives her birth experience positively or not, because in some ways we feel responsible and it reflects on the care that we are providing.
In trying to find answers to what factors affect the birth experience 282 women who had a vaginal delivery at the UTH over a period of eight weeks were surveyed. Also studied was whether there were any differences between the primiparas and multiparas.The findings were that, of the factors that affect the birth experience, pain relief, length of labour, whether labour is thought to be straightforward or difficult, whether the staff attitude was perceived positively or negatively, significantly affected the birth experience. Primiparas tended to perceive their labours as longer than multiparas and they tended to rate their birth experience less positively.
A fulfilling and positive birth experience is as important as a good outcome. Some of the factors noted above like pain relief and helpful staff attitude can be improved upon to contribute positively to women's overall birth experience.
Subjects/Keywords: Childbirth
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Chisembele, M. C. (2012). An assessment of the experience of childbirth in women delivering at the University teaching hospital, Lusaka
. (Thesis). University of Zambia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1334
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Chisembele, Maureen Chileshe. “An assessment of the experience of childbirth in women delivering at the University teaching hospital, Lusaka
.” 2012. Thesis, University of Zambia. Accessed July 16, 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1334.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Chisembele, Maureen Chileshe. “An assessment of the experience of childbirth in women delivering at the University teaching hospital, Lusaka
.” 2012. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Chisembele MC. An assessment of the experience of childbirth in women delivering at the University teaching hospital, Lusaka
. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Zambia; 2012. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1334.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Chisembele MC. An assessment of the experience of childbirth in women delivering at the University teaching hospital, Lusaka
. [Thesis]. University of Zambia; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1334
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Utah
2.
DeJoseph, Jeanne Flyntz.
The effect of a post-partum exercise on perineal musculature;.
Degree: MS;, Nursing;, 1975, University of Utah
URL: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/1148/rec/1357
► An exploratory study was done to examine the effect of postpartum exercise on pelvic floor musculature. Twelve subjects who were four to fifteen weeks postpartum…
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▼ An exploratory study was done to examine the effect of postpartum exercise on pelvic floor musculature. Twelve subjects who were four to fifteen weeks postpartum were tested with the Kegel perineometer once a week for three weeks. A vaginal examination was done at the beginning and at the study. A research assistant randomly assigned the subject to one of three groups: four subjects did no exercise; four subjects did 90 exercises each day; and four subjects did 90 exercises each day against the resistance of the vaginal chamber of the Kegal perineometer. Analysis of the data obtained on the initial visit indicated that only two variables were significantly related to the ability of the subject to contract the pubococcygeus muscle as measure by the Kegel perineometer: sagging of the perineum (p = .01); and weight of the subject (p = .02). Both of these variables were related to lower manometer scores. In regard to the mean manometer scores for the raw data, it was noted that the increase in mean manometer readings for Group II (exercise only) was almost twice that of Group I (no exercise). The increase in scores for Group III (exercise with perineometer) was more that twice that for Group II. In groups I and II, the width of pubococcygeus muscle remained the same for three subjects in each group, and decreased for one subject in each group. In group II the width of the pubococcygeus remained the same for one subject, and increased for three subjects. Thus, examination of the raw data suggested that those subjects exercising daily with the perineometer demonstrated the greatest improvement in width of pubococcygeus muscle, and ability to contract this muscle as measure by the perineometer.
Subjects/Keywords: Childbirth
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DeJoseph, J. F. (1975). The effect of a post-partum exercise on perineal musculature;. (Masters Thesis). University of Utah. Retrieved from http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/1148/rec/1357
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
DeJoseph, Jeanne Flyntz. “The effect of a post-partum exercise on perineal musculature;.” 1975. Masters Thesis, University of Utah. Accessed July 16, 2019.
http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/1148/rec/1357.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
DeJoseph, Jeanne Flyntz. “The effect of a post-partum exercise on perineal musculature;.” 1975. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
DeJoseph JF. The effect of a post-partum exercise on perineal musculature;. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Utah; 1975. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/1148/rec/1357.
Council of Science Editors:
DeJoseph JF. The effect of a post-partum exercise on perineal musculature;. [Masters Thesis]. University of Utah; 1975. Available from: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/1148/rec/1357
University of Alberta
3.
Bassingthwaite-Thiessen, Margaret G.
The choice of site for childbirth as related to selected
issues of control.
Degree: Master of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, 1988, University of Alberta
URL: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/hh63sz08j
Subjects/Keywords: Childbirth.
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Bassingthwaite-Thiessen, M. G. (1988). The choice of site for childbirth as related to selected
issues of control. (Masters Thesis). University of Alberta. Retrieved from https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/hh63sz08j
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Bassingthwaite-Thiessen, Margaret G. “The choice of site for childbirth as related to selected
issues of control.” 1988. Masters Thesis, University of Alberta. Accessed July 16, 2019.
https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/hh63sz08j.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Bassingthwaite-Thiessen, Margaret G. “The choice of site for childbirth as related to selected
issues of control.” 1988. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Bassingthwaite-Thiessen MG. The choice of site for childbirth as related to selected
issues of control. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Alberta; 1988. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/hh63sz08j.
Council of Science Editors:
Bassingthwaite-Thiessen MG. The choice of site for childbirth as related to selected
issues of control. [Masters Thesis]. University of Alberta; 1988. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/hh63sz08j
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Bryceland, Linda.
Incontinence after childbirth and the effect on female sexuality and quality of life.
Degree: PhD, 2007, University of Chester
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10034/69513
► Objectives To determine obstetric, maternal and fetal variables that increase the risk of postnatal urinary and anal incontinence. To establish how anal and urinary incontinence…
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▼ Objectives To determine obstetric, maternal and fetal variables that increase the risk of postnatal urinary and anal incontinence. To establish how anal and urinary incontinence impact on Quality of Life (QoL) with particular reference to sexual psychology. Finally, to ascertain the extent of disclosure of incontinence problems to partners and health professionals. Design A longitudinal, prospective, repeated measures, cohort study using five data sources. Data was collected in the last trimester of pregnancy, at 6 weeks postnatal, 6 months postnatal and finally at one year postnatal. Setting Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Participants Primiparous women with no pre-existing disease (N=516). Participants were recruited after a normal 20 week obstetric ultrasound scan. Results Stress incontinence was reported by 39.7% antenatally, 28.2% at 6 weeks postnatal, 31% at 6 months and 26.5% at one year postnatal. Urge incontinence was reported by 23.5% antenatally, 21.2% at 6 weeks, 21.4% at 6 months and 16.4% at one year postnatal. Anal incontinence at one year postnatal was reported by 9.39%. Those participants under the age of 20yrs had higher rates of postnatal urge incontinence (p<.001) possibly associated with increased rates of infection in this group. BMI>30 was associated with higher rates of antenatal stress incontinence but was not significant in the postnatal period. BMI<20 was associated with an increase in postnatal urge incontinence. Prolonged periods of time in labour without bladder emptying was associated with increased rates of both urinary incontinence (OR 2.36) and anal incontinence (p=.026). Forceps delivery was associated with postnatal stress incontinence (OR 2.41). Although caesarean section appeared protective against urinary incontinence initially, long-term data show a progressive increase in reported rates of urinary incontinence even after elective caesarean section. Elective caesarean section was protective for anal incontinence. Faecal incontinence was significantly higher (OR 3.26) in the group who had their labour induced (12.1%) compared to those who had a spontaneous labour (4.6%). Perineal trauma was not associated with anal incontinence. However, it was associated with urinary incontinence throughout the postnatal year with anal sphincter disruption having the highest rates of stress incontinence (p<.005). Birth weight, duration of labour, feeding method, epidural anaesthesia and smoking were not significant. Overall, urinary incontinence appears to be a regressive condition, although the impact on QoL is cumulative and seems to increase over time. Some participants had a progressive, deteriorating condition which appears to be associated with a higher BMI or >6 hours from bladder emptying to delivery of the baby. Urinary and anal incontinence had a detrimental effect on all QoL domains. Those reporting nocturnal enuresis, pain, intercourse incontinence and urge incontinence were effected the most. The greatest impact is on the emotion domain.…
Subjects/Keywords: 618; incontinence : childbirth
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Bryceland, L. (2007). Incontinence after childbirth and the effect on female sexuality and quality of life. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Chester. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10034/69513
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Bryceland, Linda. “Incontinence after childbirth and the effect on female sexuality and quality of life.” 2007. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Chester. Accessed July 16, 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/10034/69513.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Bryceland, Linda. “Incontinence after childbirth and the effect on female sexuality and quality of life.” 2007. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Bryceland L. Incontinence after childbirth and the effect on female sexuality and quality of life. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Chester; 2007. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10034/69513.
Council of Science Editors:
Bryceland L. Incontinence after childbirth and the effect on female sexuality and quality of life. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Chester; 2007. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10034/69513
University of Alberta
5.
Merchant, Neelam.
Decision-making related to pregnancy and childbirth in
Kabarole district, western Uganda.
Degree: MSin Global Health, Department of Public Health Sciences, 2010, University of Alberta
URL: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/fq977v02q
► The focus of this study is to understand why, despite high uptake of antenatal care, women in Uganda continue to deliver without skilled birth attendants.…
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▼ The focus of this study is to understand why, despite
high uptake of antenatal care, women in Uganda continue to deliver
without skilled birth attendants. A critical gap in our knowledge
is an understanding of the decisions women make during pregnancy
and childbirth that determine the services they seek. Using a
focused ethnography, we explored cultural knowledge and perceptions
related to pregnancy and childbirth in Kabarole district.
Interviews and focus group discussions were conducted with women
that had recently given birth, their husbands/partners, biomedical
and traditional health workers, and older women. HIV was identified
as an important reason for seeking antenatal care. Other services
used during pregnancy, biomedical and traditional, were accessed
based on a complex array of beliefs and advice given to women.
Thaddeus and Maine’s Three Delays Model provided a framework for
analysis of barriers to skilled attendance at birth, which include
distance, support from partners, and quality of health
services.
Subjects/Keywords: childbirth; Uganda; pregnancy
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Merchant, N. (2010). Decision-making related to pregnancy and childbirth in
Kabarole district, western Uganda. (Masters Thesis). University of Alberta. Retrieved from https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/fq977v02q
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Merchant, Neelam. “Decision-making related to pregnancy and childbirth in
Kabarole district, western Uganda.” 2010. Masters Thesis, University of Alberta. Accessed July 16, 2019.
https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/fq977v02q.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Merchant, Neelam. “Decision-making related to pregnancy and childbirth in
Kabarole district, western Uganda.” 2010. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Merchant N. Decision-making related to pregnancy and childbirth in
Kabarole district, western Uganda. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Alberta; 2010. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/fq977v02q.
Council of Science Editors:
Merchant N. Decision-making related to pregnancy and childbirth in
Kabarole district, western Uganda. [Masters Thesis]. University of Alberta; 2010. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/fq977v02q
University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Mutabazi, Uwonkunda Providence.
Descriptive survey of women’s childbirth experiences in two state hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal.
Degree: 2017, University of KwaZulu-Natal
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10413/15790
► Background Giving birth is one of the most important events in a woman’s life, and is a highly individualistic and unique experience with many physical,…
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▼ Background
Giving birth is one of the most important events in a woman’s life, and is a highly individualistic and unique experience with many physical, physiological and psycho-social changes in the woman’s life that requires support, help and motivation, not only from professional carers but also from family members.
Aim
The aim of this study was to survey women’s
childbirth experiences in two state hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Province in South Africa, in an attempt to identify women’s experiences of labour and birth.
Method
A non-experimental, quantitative survey was conducted in two state hospitals in the eThekwini District of KZN. Population included all post-partum patients in urban KZN hospitals where the research was conducted. Purposive sampling was used. Two hundred and one low risk mothers; 119 (59%) from hospital A and 82 (41%) from hospital B responded to the
Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ). Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results
Results denoted both positive and negative
childbirth experiences with positive
childbirth experiences being dominant on almost all domains of the
Childbirth Experience Questionnaire. A high level of women’s experienced capacity and experienced good professional care and support as well as professional skills were found to be associated with a positive
childbirth experience.
Negative
childbirth experiences were reported mostly in additional comments by few respondents. These negative experiences were found to be linked to women’s poor relationships with staff, a lack of information, neglect and abandonment and not receiving pain relief. Problems such as the shortage of staff and an unfriendly environment were identified to affect
childbirth support, leading to a negative experience. Uncleanliness and lack of privacy contributed to feeling unsafe, and fear, anxiety and a lack of support influenced the experience of pain.
Conclusion No birth story is exactly the same, and the study results showed that negative and positive experiences coexisted; however positive and satisfying
childbirth experiences were dominant amongst the majority of the respondents in the current study. How mothers feel about their labour and birth, whether positive or negative, was found to depend on their individual labour process and outcome. Thus, from the women’s perspective, the study described
childbirth experience as a multi-dimensional experience.
Advisors/Committee Members: Brysiewicz, Petra. (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Childbirth experiences.; Labour.
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Mutabazi, U. P. (2017). Descriptive survey of women’s childbirth experiences in two state hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal. (Thesis). University of KwaZulu-Natal. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10413/15790
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Mutabazi, Uwonkunda Providence. “Descriptive survey of women’s childbirth experiences in two state hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal.” 2017. Thesis, University of KwaZulu-Natal. Accessed July 16, 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/10413/15790.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Mutabazi, Uwonkunda Providence. “Descriptive survey of women’s childbirth experiences in two state hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal.” 2017. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Mutabazi UP. Descriptive survey of women’s childbirth experiences in two state hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of KwaZulu-Natal; 2017. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10413/15790.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Mutabazi UP. Descriptive survey of women’s childbirth experiences in two state hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal. [Thesis]. University of KwaZulu-Natal; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10413/15790
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Saskatchewan
7.
Kuttai, Heather Roberta.
Maternity rolls/roles : an autoethnography on an embodied experience of pregnancy, childbirth, and disability.
Degree: 2009, University of Saskatchewan
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-03252009-105223
► As a woman with a spinal cord injury who uses a wheelchair, my thesis is an autoethnography that is based largely on the journals I…
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▼ As a woman with a spinal cord injury who uses a wheelchair, my thesis is an
autoethnography that is based largely on the journals I have written in over the last twenty years, and in particular the journals I kept while I was pregnant and giving birth to my two children. Disability is a pervasive ideology that informs many of our cultural ideas of self and other, what constitutes acceptable and celebratory bodies, political stances, public policy, and language. Much of the literature that examines the female bodily experience excludes the stories and experiences of women with disabilities. Because the body with disabilities is often seen for what it can not do, taking on the role of mother can give the body a different value, status, and worth. I feel that my experiences as a woman with a disability experiencing pregnancy and
childbirth
offers insights and understanding into what it is already known about women’s bodies. I display
multiple levels of personal and cultural consciousness while connecting to the larger
understandings of the culture of pregnancy,
childbirth, and disability
Advisors/Committee Members: Goodwin, Donna, Teucher, Ulrich, Kowalski, Kent, Humbert, Louise M..
Subjects/Keywords: Childbirth; Pregnancy; Disability
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Kuttai, H. R. (2009). Maternity rolls/roles : an autoethnography on an embodied experience of pregnancy, childbirth, and disability. (Thesis). University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-03252009-105223
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Kuttai, Heather Roberta. “Maternity rolls/roles : an autoethnography on an embodied experience of pregnancy, childbirth, and disability.” 2009. Thesis, University of Saskatchewan. Accessed July 16, 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-03252009-105223.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Kuttai, Heather Roberta. “Maternity rolls/roles : an autoethnography on an embodied experience of pregnancy, childbirth, and disability.” 2009. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Kuttai HR. Maternity rolls/roles : an autoethnography on an embodied experience of pregnancy, childbirth, and disability. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Saskatchewan; 2009. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-03252009-105223.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Kuttai HR. Maternity rolls/roles : an autoethnography on an embodied experience of pregnancy, childbirth, and disability. [Thesis]. University of Saskatchewan; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-03252009-105223
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Adelaide
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Cyna, Allan Michael.
The HATCh Trial: hypnosis antenatal training for childbirth.
Degree: 2011, University of Adelaide
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2440/69216
► The evidence appeared to suggest that the use of hypnosis in childbirth: decreases analgesia requirements during labour; decreases oxytocin requirements during labour and, increases the…
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▼ The evidence appeared to suggest that the use of hypnosis in
childbirth: decreases analgesia requirements during labour; decreases oxytocin requirements during labour and, increases the incidence of spontaneous vaginal birth. A research gap was identified that the Hypnosis Antenatal Training for
Childbirth (HATCh) Trial was designed to fill. The HATCh Trial was a comprehensive, high-quality, randomised trial that included 448 pregnant women in late pregnancy. It was designed to assess the efficacy of a short, three-session, standardised hypnosis intervention in late pregnancy. The HATCh study findings show that, unlike in all but one previous study, this hypnosis intervention in the third trimester was ineffective in reducing analgesia requirements during
childbirth. The increased incidence of induction required in hypnosis groups when compared with controls was unexpected and suggests that hypnosis may have an effect in the non-pharmacological inhibition of spontaneous labour. Subgroup analysis suggested that hypnosis may reduce analgesia requirements when supplemented by yoga. The addition of the HATCh Trial results has substantially increased the heterogeneity of the systematic review. Systematic review sub-group analyses, according to the timing of the hypnosis training during pregnancy, suggest that training in the third trimester is ineffective in reducing analgesia requirements during labour and
childbirth. However hypnosis training commencing early in pregnancy, either in the first or second trimester, may decrease pharmacological analgesia use during
childbirth. Further research is required to investigate why hypnosis might inhibit the spontaneous onset of labour and how this effect might be negated, minimised or utilised. Further research is also required to investigate the optimal timing to commence antenatal hypnosis training, the number of sessions and the types of suggestions that might be most effective. Yoga may be a useful adjunct to the hypnosis intervention and should be researched further as a sole technique and together with antenatal hypnosis training during pregnancy. There is a clear need for high quality trials where hypnosis training occurs before the 3rd trimester. Ideally, training after the 3rd trimester should be compared with antenatal hypnosis training before the 3rd trimester.
Advisors/Committee Members: Crowther, Caroline Anne (advisor), Robinson, Jeffrey Samuel (advisor), School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health (school).
Subjects/Keywords: childbirth; hypnosis; analgesia
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Cyna, A. M. (2011). The HATCh Trial: hypnosis antenatal training for childbirth. (Thesis). University of Adelaide. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2440/69216
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Cyna, Allan Michael. “The HATCh Trial: hypnosis antenatal training for childbirth.” 2011. Thesis, University of Adelaide. Accessed July 16, 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/2440/69216.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Cyna, Allan Michael. “The HATCh Trial: hypnosis antenatal training for childbirth.” 2011. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Cyna AM. The HATCh Trial: hypnosis antenatal training for childbirth. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Adelaide; 2011. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2440/69216.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Cyna AM. The HATCh Trial: hypnosis antenatal training for childbirth. [Thesis]. University of Adelaide; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2440/69216
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
The Ohio State University
9.
Oliver, Wayne Arthur.
Childbirth expectancies and experiences as a function of
locus of control and Lamaze training.
Degree: PhD, Graduate School, 1972, The Ohio State University
URL: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1486735029381156
Subjects/Keywords: Psychology; Childbirth
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Oliver, W. A. (1972). Childbirth expectancies and experiences as a function of
locus of control and Lamaze training. (Doctoral Dissertation). The Ohio State University. Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1486735029381156
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Oliver, Wayne Arthur. “Childbirth expectancies and experiences as a function of
locus of control and Lamaze training.” 1972. Doctoral Dissertation, The Ohio State University. Accessed July 16, 2019.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1486735029381156.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Oliver, Wayne Arthur. “Childbirth expectancies and experiences as a function of
locus of control and Lamaze training.” 1972. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Oliver WA. Childbirth expectancies and experiences as a function of
locus of control and Lamaze training. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. The Ohio State University; 1972. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1486735029381156.
Council of Science Editors:
Oliver WA. Childbirth expectancies and experiences as a function of
locus of control and Lamaze training. [Doctoral Dissertation]. The Ohio State University; 1972. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1486735029381156
University of Utah
10.
Chase, Eileen Sharon.
Home births in Salt Lake County in 1975;.
Degree: MS;, Nursing;, 1976, University of Utah
URL: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/456/rec/619
► In the 1970’s an increasing number of consumers of health care showed dissatisfaction with the present maternity care system. This dissatisfaction was due to the…
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▼ In the 1970’s an increasing number of consumers of health care showed dissatisfaction with the present maternity care system. This dissatisfaction was due to the following: Consumers wanted more control and to be active participants in their health care; and they belied childbirth to be an essentially normal process, not an illness, as some hospitals treated it. As a result, these consumers no longer used the hospital for delivery of their children, but instead had the birth at home in a familiar, comfortable environment with family and friends nearby. This trend of home births was not confined to any geographic area, but was scattered across the United States. This phenomenon was recognized in 1972 in Salt Lake County and was investigated by the University of Utah College of Nursing. Information was gathered so that health care providers, such as the Public Health Department, could begin to plan their services to meet the needs of the home birth population. A few problem areas were identified in the study: It was difficult for some women to find someone who would deliver them at home; there was less prenatal care received than in the total childbearing families in the county; they sometimes failed to obtain needed lab tests and to have eye prophylaxis for the newborn. Since that study, informal evidence indicated that there was an increased incidence of home birth in Salt Lake Count. Therefore, a replication of the 1972 study was conducted to determine the percentage increase of home birth, to re-evaluate the problem areas, and to acquire selected information about the home birth population, such as their reasons for choosing a home birth, and the outcome of the pregnancy for the mother and child. The study population consisted of all women who had a planned home delivery in Salt Lake County in 1975. Information was acquired on the study population by the use of birth certificate data, and by a semi-structured interview. While only 52% of the total population was interviewed, it was found that the interviewed and non-interviewed groups were sufficiently similar to assume that the interview data was also representative of the total population. The results of the 1975 study indicated that home birth had increased in Salt Lake Count since 1972; the increase was from 53% to .77%. A demographic comparison of the home birth population with the total childbearing population in Salt Lake Count and the State of Utah revealed no significant differences between the two groups. The same problem areas identified in the 1972 study still existed in 1975. That is, the home birth families obtained less health care for mothers and children than the total childbearing public, and many times that had difficulty obtaining the care they needed. This was generally due to the negative reactions, or hostility, they encountered in the traditional maternity care system. Two major divisions in the study population were identified in relation to reasons for choosing a home birth. One group chose home births primarily because of family…
Subjects/Keywords: Utah; Childbirth
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Chase, E. S. (1976). Home births in Salt Lake County in 1975;. (Masters Thesis). University of Utah. Retrieved from http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/456/rec/619
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Chase, Eileen Sharon. “Home births in Salt Lake County in 1975;.” 1976. Masters Thesis, University of Utah. Accessed July 16, 2019.
http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/456/rec/619.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Chase, Eileen Sharon. “Home births in Salt Lake County in 1975;.” 1976. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Chase ES. Home births in Salt Lake County in 1975;. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Utah; 1976. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/456/rec/619.
Council of Science Editors:
Chase ES. Home births in Salt Lake County in 1975;. [Masters Thesis]. University of Utah; 1976. Available from: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/456/rec/619
University of Utah
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Dahlman, Suzanne.
The influence of a birth film on attitudes toward labor and delivery;.
Degree: MS;, Nursing;, 1970, University of Utah
URL: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/193/rec/1372
► This study was an attempt to determine the influence of viewing a birth film upon attitudes of expectant parents toward labor and delivery when the…
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▼ This study was an attempt to determine the influence of viewing a birth film upon attitudes of expectant parents toward labor and delivery when the film was seen within the context of established prenatal classes. The data shows that neither the birth film nor the parents’ own childbirth experience influenced attitudes toward labor. The birth film produced significant negative changes in attitudes toward delivery which were reversed to a more positive direction by the patents’’ own experience. The parents’ own childbirth experience produced a negative change in attitude toward the birth film. At the same time the parents expressed the opinion that the film was of personal benefit. This would support the idea that the film forces parents to face reality and deal with it in such a way that they are enabled to cope more effectively when faced with the actual delivery situation.
Subjects/Keywords: Childbirth; Parents
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Dahlman, S. (1970). The influence of a birth film on attitudes toward labor and delivery;. (Masters Thesis). University of Utah. Retrieved from http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/193/rec/1372
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Dahlman, Suzanne. “The influence of a birth film on attitudes toward labor and delivery;.” 1970. Masters Thesis, University of Utah. Accessed July 16, 2019.
http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/193/rec/1372.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Dahlman, Suzanne. “The influence of a birth film on attitudes toward labor and delivery;.” 1970. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Dahlman S. The influence of a birth film on attitudes toward labor and delivery;. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Utah; 1970. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/193/rec/1372.
Council of Science Editors:
Dahlman S. The influence of a birth film on attitudes toward labor and delivery;. [Masters Thesis]. University of Utah; 1970. Available from: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/193/rec/1372
University of Utah
12.
Hanna, Cheryl Ann.
Perspectives of childbirth held by immigrant Tongan women in the United States and their health care considerations;.
Degree: MS;, Nursing;, 1980, University of Utah
URL: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/1020/rec/968
► This investigation is a study of the childbearing beliefs, practices, and perceptions of immigrant Tongans with health care considerations. Tongans are an Oceanic culture who…
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▼ This investigation is a study of the childbearing beliefs, practices, and perceptions of immigrant Tongans with health care considerations. Tongans are an Oceanic culture who has been living in the United States in increasing numbers for several decades. Between October 1979 and March 1980, four English-speaking immigrant Tongan women were selected from a sample of convenience to participate in this study. The women had all experienced pregnancy and childbirth both in their home country and then subsequently in and urban American city. A series of five to eight in-depth interviews were held in each of the informant’s homes. During the interview, open-ended questions were asked by the investigator to elicit their perceptions and beliefs of their childbirth experiences and to gain information about Tongan lifeways. Transcription of the tape recorded interviews were made and data analyzed by the investigator. The data are presented in a descriptive and narrative style with direct supporting statement may by the informants. Two research questions guided the investigation: 1. Will Tongan immigrants’ perceptions of their traditional cultural beliefs and practices of childbirth be different from their perceptions of urban American birthing practices? 2. Would Tongan immigrants’ desire the American childbirth health care provides modify their care-giving practices to incorporate beliefs and practices of the traditional Tongan culture? With respect to the first question, the investigator would answer in the affirmative. The major differences between the Tongan and the urban American childbirth care systems were reflective of the overall differences between the two cultures. Extensive kinship ties provided support and caring for the parturient in Tonga whereas the parturient’s husband and professional health care providers were more greatly relied on in the United States. Socialization practices in Tonga separate male and females and unmarried females from married ones regarding sexual matters. Structured classes on childbirth and parenting were available in Tonga although none of the informants had attended these classes. Informal exchanges between the parturient and her mother or other female kinfolk prepared the parturient for childbirth. Differences between Tonga and the United States in the use of technology were evident. Medical intervention in childbirth was minimal in Tonga. In the United States, the Tongan informants encountered technological interventions during childbirth. A sense of anxiety about the equipment was reported, but also a sense of safety and satisfaction regarding its availability was related. Economically, the cost of childbirth care in Tonga was minimal compared to the cost for care in the United States. With respect to the second research question, the investigator would answer negatively on a superficial level. The Tongan informants replied that American health care professional did not need to change their practices to accommodate to Tongan lifeways. However, conflict and ambivalence were noted as…
Subjects/Keywords: Tonga; Childbirth
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Hanna, C. A. (1980). Perspectives of childbirth held by immigrant Tongan women in the United States and their health care considerations;. (Masters Thesis). University of Utah. Retrieved from http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/1020/rec/968
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Hanna, Cheryl Ann. “Perspectives of childbirth held by immigrant Tongan women in the United States and their health care considerations;.” 1980. Masters Thesis, University of Utah. Accessed July 16, 2019.
http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/1020/rec/968.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Hanna, Cheryl Ann. “Perspectives of childbirth held by immigrant Tongan women in the United States and their health care considerations;.” 1980. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Hanna CA. Perspectives of childbirth held by immigrant Tongan women in the United States and their health care considerations;. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Utah; 1980. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/1020/rec/968.
Council of Science Editors:
Hanna CA. Perspectives of childbirth held by immigrant Tongan women in the United States and their health care considerations;. [Masters Thesis]. University of Utah; 1980. Available from: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/1020/rec/968
University of Utah
13.
Walsh, Martha, Sister.
Preparation for childbirth classes and the mother's response to labor;.
Degree: MS;, Nursing;, 1973, University of Utah
URL: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/1667/rec/1014
► The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between attendance at childbirth education classes by both mother and father and the mother’s muscle…
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▼ The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between attendance at childbirth education classes by both mother and father and the mother’s muscle tension experiences in the last trimester of pregnancy; the mother’s emotional tension upon admission to the labor room; the length of the mother’s labor and the amount of medication and anesthesia she received in labor. The thirty-seven couples for this study were selected from mothers who planned to deliver at the University of Utah Medical Center and who attended childbirth and parenthood preparation classes at the University of Utah, College of Nursing. Hypotheses one and two stated an inverse relationship between the amount of muscle tension and mother experienced in the last trimester of pregnancy and the number of class hours attended by the mother and the number of class hours attend by the father, respectively. There were two parts to the measure of muscle tension in the last trimester of pregnancy ( Crawford, 1968), On both of these, there was a positive correlation with the number of class hours attended by the mother which was in the opposite direction than hypothesized. There was a negative correlation with both parts of the muscle tension measure with the number of class hours attended by the mother and the number of class hours attended by the father, respectively. There were two parts to the measure of muscle tension in the last trimester of pregnancy (Crawford, 1968). On both of these, there was a positive correlation with the number of class hours attended by the mother which was in the opposite direction than hypothesized. There was a negative correlation with both parts of the muscle tension measure with the number of class hours attended by the father, although not as a statistically significant level. Hypotheses three and four stated an inverse relationship between the amount of emotional tension the mother exhibits upon admission to the labor from the number of class hours attended by the mother and the number of class hours attended by the father, respectively. The mother’s emotional tension upon admission to the labor room was determined by four measures as outlined by Crawford (1968): 1) verbal expression of fear at the time of admission, 2) behavioral symptoms of emotional tension at the time of admission, 3) admission pulse and 4) the difference between the mother’s last prenatal systolic blood pressure and her admission systolic blood pressure. Of these four measures, two has a statistically significant relationship with the number of class hours attended by the mother. The mother’s verbal expression of fear, e = -.54, P < .05, and the difference in the mother’s systolic blood pressure readings, r = -.01, P < .05, partially supported the hypothesis that the more hours of class the mother attends the less emotional tension she would exhibit upon admission to the labor room. The correlation of the difference in the mother’s systolic blood pressure readings was r = -.18, P < .05, and was the only one of the four measures of…
Subjects/Keywords: Childbirth; Esucation
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Walsh, Martha, S. (1973). Preparation for childbirth classes and the mother's response to labor;. (Masters Thesis). University of Utah. Retrieved from http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/1667/rec/1014
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Walsh, Martha, Sister. “Preparation for childbirth classes and the mother's response to labor;.” 1973. Masters Thesis, University of Utah. Accessed July 16, 2019.
http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/1667/rec/1014.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Walsh, Martha, Sister. “Preparation for childbirth classes and the mother's response to labor;.” 1973. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Walsh, Martha S. Preparation for childbirth classes and the mother's response to labor;. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Utah; 1973. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/1667/rec/1014.
Council of Science Editors:
Walsh, Martha S. Preparation for childbirth classes and the mother's response to labor;. [Masters Thesis]. University of Utah; 1973. Available from: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/1667/rec/1014
University of Utah
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Wittenberg, DeeAnn.
The Use of perineal massage to reduce tissue damage during childbirth.
Degree: MS;, Nursing;, 1985, University of Utah
URL: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd2/id/1267/rec/1234
► This descriptive, correlational study was designed to examine the relationship between the independent variables: perineal massage, position of women during delivery and use of lubricant…
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▼ This descriptive, correlational study was designed to examine the relationship between the independent variables: perineal massage, position of women during delivery and use of lubricant during second stage, the independent variable, and tissue damage. A total of 58 clients of a private birthing center selected to participate in either the control or experimental groups. Participants in the experimental group were given massage instruction, mineral oil and a massage record. Perineal massage did not significantly reduce the incidence of episiotomies or lacerations. There was no correlation between the total number of minutes that perineal massage was performed and the total amount of tissue damage. Using standard statistic interpretation, there was not significant difference between the position of the women during delivery and the amount of tissue damage. However, this approached significance. Taking into consideration the small sample size, results should be interpreted as inconclusive.
Subjects/Keywords: Childbirth; Nursing
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Wittenberg, D. (1985). The Use of perineal massage to reduce tissue damage during childbirth. (Masters Thesis). University of Utah. Retrieved from http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd2/id/1267/rec/1234
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Wittenberg, DeeAnn. “The Use of perineal massage to reduce tissue damage during childbirth.” 1985. Masters Thesis, University of Utah. Accessed July 16, 2019.
http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd2/id/1267/rec/1234.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Wittenberg, DeeAnn. “The Use of perineal massage to reduce tissue damage during childbirth.” 1985. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Wittenberg D. The Use of perineal massage to reduce tissue damage during childbirth. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Utah; 1985. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd2/id/1267/rec/1234.
Council of Science Editors:
Wittenberg D. The Use of perineal massage to reduce tissue damage during childbirth. [Masters Thesis]. University of Utah; 1985. Available from: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd2/id/1267/rec/1234
Princeton University
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Freidin, Anna Bonnell.
Uncertain Beginnings: Childbirth and Risk in the Roman World
.
Degree: PhD, 2018, Princeton University
URL: http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01bg257h767
► Most Romans understood childbearing as a woman's telos, her end purpose, as well as the greatest threat to her wellbeing. This double valuation prompts questions…
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▼ Most Romans understood childbearing as a woman's telos, her end purpose, as well as the greatest threat to her wellbeing. This double valuation prompts questions about how Romans responded to the risks of giving birth. Mistakes, misfortunes, and interventions in the process of human generation were seen to have far-reaching consequences, reverberating for generations, altering the course of people's lives, their family history, and even the fate of an empire. In this dissertation, I examine how the risks of
childbirth were constructed, understood, and mitigated in the Roman world, and how they were
subject to intense debate and a variety of techniques, often sharing assumptions about the female body. The project focuses on approximately the first three centuries of the common era.
I argue that the unseen process of generation - and its risks - were often understood through analogies and metaphors drawn from phenomena in the non-human environment. This viewpoint can help us understand the variable network of actors involved in the birth process and approaches to mitigating its dangers and uncertainties. Along with the complex relationship of the maternal-fetal pair, I move between the dynamics of the birthing chamber on the micro scale to demographic trends and Roman pronatalist ideology, setting the stage for close studies of medical approaches to the risks of childbearing, how amulets were understood to disrupt and affect
childbirth, and perceptions of fortune, fate, and divine intervention. The dissertation offers a multifaceted perspective on what it meant to give birth in the Roman world - a key process in the generative cycle that shaped and defined the lives of the vast majority of women living under the empire.
Advisors/Committee Members: Shaw, Brent D (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Childbirth;
Medicine;
Rome;
Women
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Freidin, A. B. (2018). Uncertain Beginnings: Childbirth and Risk in the Roman World
. (Doctoral Dissertation). Princeton University. Retrieved from http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01bg257h767
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Freidin, Anna Bonnell. “Uncertain Beginnings: Childbirth and Risk in the Roman World
.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, Princeton University. Accessed July 16, 2019.
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01bg257h767.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Freidin, Anna Bonnell. “Uncertain Beginnings: Childbirth and Risk in the Roman World
.” 2018. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Freidin AB. Uncertain Beginnings: Childbirth and Risk in the Roman World
. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Princeton University; 2018. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01bg257h767.
Council of Science Editors:
Freidin AB. Uncertain Beginnings: Childbirth and Risk in the Roman World
. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Princeton University; 2018. Available from: http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01bg257h767
University of Utah
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Pierre, Audrey, Sister.
Attendance at preparation for childbirth classes, prenatal anxiety levels, tension, labor, and delivery of primigravida women.
Degree: MS;, Nursing;, 1974, University of Utah
URL: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd2/id/1793/rec/130
► The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of childbirth classes by comparing the amount of tension and anxiety experience by mother before…
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▼ The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of childbirth classes by comparing the amount of tension and anxiety experience by mother before attending Preparation for Childbirth and Parenthood (PCP) classes and after completing the classes. This was then related to the outcome of pregnancy determined by factors associated with labor and delivery. The 42 primigravid women in this study were selected from PCP classes held at Latter-day Saints Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah. Both the Crawford (1968) muscle tension questionnaire and the IPAT 8-Parallel-Form Anxiety Battery Form A were administered the first evening of class. When the expectant mothers reached their thirty-seventh week of gestation, both tests were repeated using Form B of the IPAT Anxiety Battery. The Crawford muscle tension showed an increase of tension when repeated at 37 weeks gestation, but not to a significant degree. The level of statistical significance was established at .05. The IPAT test revealed a decrease of anxiety, but not to a significant extent. Both the before and after anxiety and tension tests were well within the normal range. The scores of the tension and anxiety test given at 37 weeks gestation were related to the mothers’ labor and delivery experience. The amount of analgesia the mothers received during labor showed a low positive correlation with the amount of tension and anxiety shown by the mothers at 37 weeks. Anesthesia showed a negative correlation with tension and anxiety, r = -.12, and r = -.40, p < .01 respectively. Both analgesia and anesthesia used were well within the normal limits for labor and delivery. To determine the type of potential complications of labor and delivery, 27 measures were used. The length of the second stage of labor was short compared to established norms (Friedman, 1967). The length of labor decreased as the tension response increased, r = -.28, p < .05. Mothers who scored higher on the tension questionnaire tended to have spontaneous deliveries; this had a positive correlation of r = .32, p < .05. Lacerations showed a negative correlation with the tension response, r = -.30, p < .05. Both the systolic and diastolic blood pressure correlated positively to a statistically significant degree with anxiety, r = .29, p < .05 and r = .28, p < .05 respectively. The other measures studied did not show a significant statistical correlation with tension or anxiety. Mothers participating in this study showed an average amount of anxiety and tension both before and after PCP classes. This was also reflected in a normal amount of analgesia and anesthesia given during labor and delivery and few notable complications of labor and delivery.
Subjects/Keywords: Childbirth; Psychology
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Pierre, Audrey, S. (1974). Attendance at preparation for childbirth classes, prenatal anxiety levels, tension, labor, and delivery of primigravida women. (Masters Thesis). University of Utah. Retrieved from http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd2/id/1793/rec/130
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Pierre, Audrey, Sister. “Attendance at preparation for childbirth classes, prenatal anxiety levels, tension, labor, and delivery of primigravida women.” 1974. Masters Thesis, University of Utah. Accessed July 16, 2019.
http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd2/id/1793/rec/130.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Pierre, Audrey, Sister. “Attendance at preparation for childbirth classes, prenatal anxiety levels, tension, labor, and delivery of primigravida women.” 1974. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Pierre, Audrey S. Attendance at preparation for childbirth classes, prenatal anxiety levels, tension, labor, and delivery of primigravida women. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Utah; 1974. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd2/id/1793/rec/130.
Council of Science Editors:
Pierre, Audrey S. Attendance at preparation for childbirth classes, prenatal anxiety levels, tension, labor, and delivery of primigravida women. [Masters Thesis]. University of Utah; 1974. Available from: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd2/id/1793/rec/130
University of Utah
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Kaye, Barbara Ann.
Occurrence of peak-experience at delivery: mothers' perceptions;.
Degree: MS;, Nursing;, 1977, University of Utah
URL: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/232/rec/922
► The purpose of this study was to describe the range of emotional experiences during childbirth and to identify the variables and events which may influence…
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▼ The purpose of this study was to describe the range of emotional experiences during childbirth and to identify the variables and events which may influence that experience. This was a descriptive, preliminary study utilizing elements of the grounded-theory approach. The sample consisted of 101 primiparous women with uncomplicated childbirth courses who delivered at six Salt Lake area hospitals. A esearcher-developed questionnaire was administered within 24 to 48 hours after delivery. After preliminary analysis of data, a subsample was selected which was divided into two groups: Those women having a peak-experience at delivery and those women having a below-average emotional experience. Contrasts were sought between these two groups for all data. The emotional experience of childbirth was not influenced by demographic variables of age, marital status, religion, occupation, employment, or income. The occurrence of peak-experience was not significantly influenced by length of labor or type of delivery. In addition, it did not seem to matter whether the pregnancy was planned or unplanned, where prenatal care was received, or whether childbirth preparation classes were attended. In this study it was found that the majority of women experienced positive emotions during childbirth which most often emerged during the pushing stage of labor and continued through delivery. The dimensions of memory of events, awareness of others, sense of control over the experience, and the desire to play an active role in childbirth were all significantly related to the occurrence of peak-experience at delivery. The condition of the infant during childbirth (as evidenced by fetal monitor tracings and Apgar scores) was influential on the emotional experience. The partner's presence and support during childbirth tended to be important to the occurrence of peak-experience. In addition, the data seem to indicate that healthcare professionals' major foci should be ensuring adequate preparation for childbirth, encouraging a woman's sense of control in childbirth, and helping the partner to support the parturient woman; all of these factors seem to enhance the emotional experience of childbirth.
Subjects/Keywords: Childbirth; Psychology
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Kaye, B. A. (1977). Occurrence of peak-experience at delivery: mothers' perceptions;. (Masters Thesis). University of Utah. Retrieved from http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/232/rec/922
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Kaye, Barbara Ann. “Occurrence of peak-experience at delivery: mothers' perceptions;.” 1977. Masters Thesis, University of Utah. Accessed July 16, 2019.
http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/232/rec/922.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Kaye, Barbara Ann. “Occurrence of peak-experience at delivery: mothers' perceptions;.” 1977. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Kaye BA. Occurrence of peak-experience at delivery: mothers' perceptions;. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Utah; 1977. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/232/rec/922.
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Kaye BA. Occurrence of peak-experience at delivery: mothers' perceptions;. [Masters Thesis]. University of Utah; 1977. Available from: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd1/id/232/rec/922
University of Alberta
18.
Sager, Monica A.
Waterbirth: women's perceptions of warm water immersion for
labour.
Degree: Master of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, 1996, University of Alberta
URL: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/3n2041731
Subjects/Keywords: Underwater childbirth.
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Sager, M. A. (1996). Waterbirth: women's perceptions of warm water immersion for
labour. (Masters Thesis). University of Alberta. Retrieved from https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/3n2041731
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Sager, Monica A. “Waterbirth: women's perceptions of warm water immersion for
labour.” 1996. Masters Thesis, University of Alberta. Accessed July 16, 2019.
https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/3n2041731.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Sager, Monica A. “Waterbirth: women's perceptions of warm water immersion for
labour.” 1996. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Sager MA. Waterbirth: women's perceptions of warm water immersion for
labour. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Alberta; 1996. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/3n2041731.
Council of Science Editors:
Sager MA. Waterbirth: women's perceptions of warm water immersion for
labour. [Masters Thesis]. University of Alberta; 1996. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/3n2041731
Universiteit Utrecht
19.
Cairoli, E.
Medicalisation of childbirth in maternity health policies: Ethical evaluation of the use of medicalisation in the Dutch and British maternity policies.
Degree: 2010, Universiteit Utrecht
URL: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/40306
► This thesis explores the ethical justifiability of medicalisation of childbirth in maternity health policies. This is done by setting a case study on the Dutch…
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▼ This thesis explores the ethical justifiability of medicalisation of
childbirth in maternity health policies. This is done by setting a case study on the Dutch and British approaches to
childbirth. The former takes the avoidance of medicalisation in low-risk births as a priority, while in the latter the priority goes to enhancing and respecting women's choice. I address the question of which of these approaches leads to more justifiable policy decisions from an ethical point of view. In order to answer this question, I structure a specific ethical framework and I apply it to the policies analysed. At the end of my ethical evaluation I find that the Dutch system is more justifiable from a utilitarian point of view, as it successfully maintains the balance between avoiding risks for high-risk pregnancies and limiting the burdens of medicalisation for low-risk ones. On the other hand the British official policy takes a non-utilitarian approach to maternity care, where the consideration of choice in
childbirth is a central concern. In conclusion I suggest that this thesis can contribute to the discourse on maternity reform by clarifying the ethical assumptions of policy decisions.
Advisors/Committee Members: Bolt, L.L.E..
Subjects/Keywords: Wijsbegeerte; Medicalisation, childbirth, health policy
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Cairoli, E. (2010). Medicalisation of childbirth in maternity health policies: Ethical evaluation of the use of medicalisation in the Dutch and British maternity policies. (Masters Thesis). Universiteit Utrecht. Retrieved from http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/40306
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Cairoli, E. “Medicalisation of childbirth in maternity health policies: Ethical evaluation of the use of medicalisation in the Dutch and British maternity policies.” 2010. Masters Thesis, Universiteit Utrecht. Accessed July 16, 2019.
http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/40306.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Cairoli, E. “Medicalisation of childbirth in maternity health policies: Ethical evaluation of the use of medicalisation in the Dutch and British maternity policies.” 2010. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Cairoli E. Medicalisation of childbirth in maternity health policies: Ethical evaluation of the use of medicalisation in the Dutch and British maternity policies. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Universiteit Utrecht; 2010. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/40306.
Council of Science Editors:
Cairoli E. Medicalisation of childbirth in maternity health policies: Ethical evaluation of the use of medicalisation in the Dutch and British maternity policies. [Masters Thesis]. Universiteit Utrecht; 2010. Available from: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/40306
Durham University
20.
Byrne, Kirsty Nicola.
Literary representations of maternity in the eighteenth century.
Degree: PhD, 1993, Durham University
URL: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/5803/
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http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.240281
► The primary concern of this thesis is the representation, in the eighteenth century, of mothers' bodies. It is also concerned with the treatment of domestic…
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▼ The primary concern of this thesis is the representation, in the eighteenth century, of mothers' bodies. It is also concerned with the treatment of domestic duties which were supposed a consequence of a woman's very nature. Throughout the first seven decades of the century, medical men and virtuosi demonstrated particular interest in the nature of physicality, and especially in women's bodies, pregnancy, and childbirth. 1 will be testing out a widely-held view that dissection and new anatomical findings regarding women's bodies produced a new idealisation of motherhood, and that this was immediately translated into lay-medical and related discourse, and was thus firmly established in middle-class culture by the end of the century. The relationship between primary medical and lay-medical literature raises several questions: my work asks whether lay-medical literature mirrored medical writing, and whether there was a direct translation of material from one to the other. Lay-medical texts for women are especially interesting. They offer an insight into precisely what examples of female nature and correspondingly 'natural' behaviour were intended for women readers. Representations of maternity in specific forms of writing which rely heavily upon women for subject matter are further extended in the second half of this study. 1 have focussed upon two genres, conduct literature and narrative fiction. Neither is conventionally associated with medical or lay-medical discourse, yet both have significant links with these. Conduct literature and narrative fiction have much to offer in this attempt to recover what women were being taught about their bodies and roles; both were concerned with what the body displays externally, and with corresponding ideas of 'naturalness'. Conduct literature for women was enjoying a period of growth and change, and has obvious, direct links with medical texts. Narrative fiction also had important links with medical writing, and 1 will describe these. The dissemination of medical representations of the maternal body was a process which contributed to a contradictory cultural sense of female identity.
Subjects/Keywords: 900; Childbirth
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Byrne, K. N. (1993). Literary representations of maternity in the eighteenth century. (Doctoral Dissertation). Durham University. Retrieved from http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/5803/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.240281
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Byrne, Kirsty Nicola. “Literary representations of maternity in the eighteenth century.” 1993. Doctoral Dissertation, Durham University. Accessed July 16, 2019.
http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/5803/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.240281.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Byrne, Kirsty Nicola. “Literary representations of maternity in the eighteenth century.” 1993. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Byrne KN. Literary representations of maternity in the eighteenth century. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Durham University; 1993. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/5803/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.240281.
Council of Science Editors:
Byrne KN. Literary representations of maternity in the eighteenth century. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Durham University; 1993. Available from: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/5803/ ; http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.240281
Oregon State University
21.
Price, Sara (Sara Nicole).
(Re)-conceiving birthing spaces in India : exploring NGO promotion of institutional delivery in Rajasthan, India.
Degree: MA, Applied Anthropology, 2012, Oregon State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/30204
► In India, globalized flows of bio-medical discourse, practices and technologies are reshaping the field of reproductive healthcare, and the performance of childbirth more specifically. These…
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▼ In India, globalized flows of bio-medical discourse, practices and technologies are
reshaping the field of reproductive healthcare, and the performance of
childbirth more
specifically. These projects aim to produce institutional delivery rooms that are "safe and
modernized" by equating the utilization of westernized, obstetric techniques for
managing delivery with better birth outcomes. Yet, these projects often evoke dynamic
tensions between the imagined labor rooms NGOs seek to produce and the lived realties
of labor in a local context. In this thesis, I examine the ways NGOs market and
disseminate state and global discourses around safe, institutional delivers to local
communities through a case study of one NGO working in rural southern Rajasthan.
Drawing on data from participant observation and in-depth, semi-structured interviews
with NGO staff and skilled-birth attendants employed by community health centers, I
argue that at the interface of NGO, state, and global relations of power, a commodified
discourse in the form of Evidenced-based Delivery (EBD) practices is emerging. This
discourse is marketed through a political economy of hope that promotes EBDs as
essential for safe delivery. In this system, NGOs function as conduits for transmitting
idealized notions of the safe and modern delivery room, and thereby affect a shift in what
skilled-birth attendants and communities come to expect from their
childbirth experiences
– expectations that I argue are often difficult to meet given current training levels,
limited economic resources, and a diverse set of cultural values around
childbirth. My
findings indicate that while Evidence-based Delivery practices may improve birth
outcomes in some contexts, in the delivery rooms of rural Rajasthan, they are functioning
essentially as technologies that capitalize on the political economy of hope by evoking
the medical imaginary.
Advisors/Committee Members: Cheyney, Melissa J. (advisor), Bernell, David (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: medical imaginary; Childbirth – India – Rajasthan
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Price, S. (. N. (2012). (Re)-conceiving birthing spaces in India : exploring NGO promotion of institutional delivery in Rajasthan, India. (Masters Thesis). Oregon State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1957/30204
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Price, Sara (Sara Nicole). “(Re)-conceiving birthing spaces in India : exploring NGO promotion of institutional delivery in Rajasthan, India.” 2012. Masters Thesis, Oregon State University. Accessed July 16, 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/1957/30204.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Price, Sara (Sara Nicole). “(Re)-conceiving birthing spaces in India : exploring NGO promotion of institutional delivery in Rajasthan, India.” 2012. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Price S(N. (Re)-conceiving birthing spaces in India : exploring NGO promotion of institutional delivery in Rajasthan, India. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Oregon State University; 2012. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/30204.
Council of Science Editors:
Price S(N. (Re)-conceiving birthing spaces in India : exploring NGO promotion of institutional delivery in Rajasthan, India. [Masters Thesis]. Oregon State University; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/30204
Louisiana State University
22.
Richard, Misty D.
Misconceptions surrounding the safety of home birth and hospital birth.
Degree: MS, Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology, 2002, Louisiana State University
URL: etd-0711102-182913
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https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/770
► Much debate surrounds the topic of women choosing to deliver their infants at home with the services of a midwife. The outcomes of women beginning…
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▼ Much debate surrounds the topic of women choosing to deliver their infants at home with the services of a midwife. The outcomes of women beginning labor at home, ultimately delivering at home, and the infants born at home were studied in order to determine the safety of home birth among expectant women choosing to be attended by a midwife licensed to practice by the state of Louisiana. Trends associated with those choosing home birth and the frequency of home birth were also analyzed. The study was conducted using retrospective records of clients accepted during the study years 1986-2000. During the study years, the midwives began care on 284 women. Of those women, 225 delivered at home, 31 were transported to the hospital at some point, 7 voluntarily left the midwife’s care, and 20 were referred out for various reasons. The only cause of infant mortality in the home births was congenital anomalies. There were no maternal deaths or significant maternal morbidity. The years with the largest number of home births were 1997, 1998, and 1999 with 32, 35, and 32 births respectively. During these three years there were three actively practicing midwives, with a fourth serving only six women total. The same three midwives were also practicing in 2000, but the number of home births dropped sharply to 20 due to difficulties attaining physician back-up. Most women who chose home birth had already had a child. Only 20.8% were primiparous. Complications and obstetric procedures were infrequent, outcomes were good, and the breastfeeding rate was 100% with most babies being nursed within one hour of birth. The cesarean section rate for all women who began labor with the intention of delivering at home was 6.2%, much lower than the national cesarean rate which averages 22%. Comparisons were also made to vital statistics data available for East Baton Rouge Parish and national records Home birth attended by a licensed midwife is safe and has outcomes as good as or better than that of hospital birth. Home birth with a trained midwife should be a option available to low-risk women.
Subjects/Keywords: childbirth; midwifery
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Richard, M. D. (2002). Misconceptions surrounding the safety of home birth and hospital birth. (Masters Thesis). Louisiana State University. Retrieved from etd-0711102-182913 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/770
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Richard, Misty D. “Misconceptions surrounding the safety of home birth and hospital birth.” 2002. Masters Thesis, Louisiana State University. Accessed July 16, 2019.
etd-0711102-182913 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/770.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Richard, Misty D. “Misconceptions surrounding the safety of home birth and hospital birth.” 2002. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Richard MD. Misconceptions surrounding the safety of home birth and hospital birth. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Louisiana State University; 2002. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: etd-0711102-182913 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/770.
Council of Science Editors:
Richard MD. Misconceptions surrounding the safety of home birth and hospital birth. [Masters Thesis]. Louisiana State University; 2002. Available from: etd-0711102-182913 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/770
Montana State University
23.
Skelton, Katie Elizabeth.
Implementation and assessment of a teen focused prenatal education seminar.
Degree: College of Nursing, 2014, Montana State University
URL: https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/3381
► Teen pregnancy is an increasingly common occurrence in the United States with approximately 34.3 birth per 1,000 teens aged 15 to 19 in 2010 ("Montana…
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▼ Teen pregnancy is an increasingly common occurrence in the United States with approximately 34.3 birth per 1,000 teens aged 15 to 19 in 2010 ("Montana teen birth," 2012). Many teens do not seek prenatal education for a variety of reasons including cost, lack of transportation or time and fear of judgment from others. A teen focused prenatal education program may be helpful in increasing knowledge regarding pregnancy,
childbirth and parenting. In this project, a teen focused prenatal education seminar was designed and presented to a group of pregnant teens. A pretest/posttest format was used to assess the understanding and retention of the information presented. A course satisfaction survey was administered with the posttest to assess the teens overall satisfaction with the course. The results of the pretest and posttest showed a statistically significant increase in knowledge on the posttest when compared to the pretest. The course satisfaction survey indicated that overall, teens were quite satisfied with the course, felt comfortable in the setting and would recommend it to their friends. The results of this study suggests that this teen focused prenatal education seminar helped to increase teens' knowledge of pregnancy,
childbirth and parenting and that teens were satisfied with this type prenatal education.
Advisors/Committee Members: Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Kathleen Schachman (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Childbirth Study and teaching.; Teenagers.
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Skelton, K. E. (2014). Implementation and assessment of a teen focused prenatal education seminar. (Thesis). Montana State University. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/3381
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Skelton, Katie Elizabeth. “Implementation and assessment of a teen focused prenatal education seminar.” 2014. Thesis, Montana State University. Accessed July 16, 2019.
https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/3381.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Skelton, Katie Elizabeth. “Implementation and assessment of a teen focused prenatal education seminar.” 2014. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Skelton KE. Implementation and assessment of a teen focused prenatal education seminar. [Internet] [Thesis]. Montana State University; 2014. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/3381.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Skelton KE. Implementation and assessment of a teen focused prenatal education seminar. [Thesis]. Montana State University; 2014. Available from: https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/3381
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Saskatchewan
24.
Bayly, Melanie K. 1983-.
The Moral Dimensions of Contemporary Childbirth.
Degree: 2017, University of Saskatchewan
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/7728
► Although some childbirth experiences (e.g. caesarean section) appear to be understood in moral terms, there is a dearth of empirical work on how women situate…
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▼ Although some
childbirth experiences (e.g. caesarean section) appear to be understood in moral terms, there is a dearth of empirical work on how women situate birth experiences within a moral framework. The aim of the current doctoral research was therefore to explore how women morally position various
childbirth related options, interventions, decisions, and experiences within their narratives of
childbirth, and to explore how these narratives and moral valuations reflect broader ideologies of mothering and
childbirth. Narrative interviews, in which women described their experiences with pregnancy,
childbirth, and the transition to motherhood, were conducted with first-time mothers (N=21) who had given birth within the last 18 months. Interviews were analyzed using an inductive, thematic approach which explored both semantic and latent aspects of women’s narratives. Findings illustrated that women negotiated with both natural and medicalized understandings of
childbirth, although tenets of alternative
childbirth ideology were especially prominent in women’s narratives. Women frequently used a moral voice of justice and autonomy within their
childbirth narratives, which brought the concepts of individual harm, rights, and justice to the fore and reflected a valuation of autonomy and choice. The salience of autonomy was further illustrated in how women’s autonomy was supported, constrained, or transgressed during labour and delivery, and the significance this had for how women felt about their
childbirth experience. Additionally, women invoked a moral casual ontology and a moral voice of care wherein they described particular birth choices (e.g. epidural and induction) as potentially harmful, and situated the primary responsibility for birth outcomes in themselves and their decisions. Finally, women negotiated with moral, biomedical, and ideological frameworks in ways which helped them re/negotiate a positive moral and maternal identity in the wake of undesirable birth outcomes and birth-related stigma. Findings make visible the ways in which the moral dimensions of
childbirth may be understood and negotiated by women, and offer insights into how maternity care can incorporate such understandings and promote supportive, respectful care.
Advisors/Committee Members: Downe, Pamela, Lawson, Karen, Stephanson, Ray, Teucher, Ulrich, MacGregor, Michael.
Subjects/Keywords: Childbirth; morality; maternity care
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Bayly, M. K. 1. (2017). The Moral Dimensions of Contemporary Childbirth. (Thesis). University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10388/7728
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Bayly, Melanie K 1983-. “The Moral Dimensions of Contemporary Childbirth.” 2017. Thesis, University of Saskatchewan. Accessed July 16, 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/10388/7728.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Bayly, Melanie K 1983-. “The Moral Dimensions of Contemporary Childbirth.” 2017. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Bayly MK1. The Moral Dimensions of Contemporary Childbirth. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Saskatchewan; 2017. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/7728.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Bayly MK1. The Moral Dimensions of Contemporary Childbirth. [Thesis]. University of Saskatchewan; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/7728
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Massey University
25.
Hagan, Annette Elsie.
Birth and breastfeeding events : the influence of birth on breastfeeding duration : an exploratory research study : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Midwifery, Massey University
.
Degree: 2004, Massey University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10179/10519
► A retrospective exploratory methodology was used to examine the influence perinatal events had on breastfeeding duration measured at four months postpartum. A self-reporting questionnaire and…
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▼ A retrospective exploratory methodology was used to examine the influence perinatal events had on breastfeeding duration measured at four months postpartum. A self-reporting questionnaire and examination of obstetric records provided the quantitative data for 68 normal vaginal birth women and 85 Caesarean section women. Nonparametric Pearson's Chi-square goodness of fit test was used to measure statistical significance. Almost 88% (87.6%) of the respondents were breastfeeding four months following birth. This was 86.8% of normal birth women and 88.2% of Caesarean section women. Sixty-four percent of infants were exclusively breastfeeding and 11% fully breastfeeding four months after birth. Prior breastfeeding was the only event or experience found to be significantly statistically associated with type of birth and breastfeeding duration. A marginally significant statistical relationship was found between type of Caesarean section and breastfeeding at four months postpartum. Highly significant statistical relationships were identified between type of birth and: time of first cuddle, concomitant skin-to-skin contact, time of first breastfeed, supplementary feeding in hospital, and receiving help in hospital. A significant statistical relationship was identified between type of birth and having a breastfeeding problem in hospital, and a marginally significant statistical relationship between type of birth and 'rooming in'. Other events that were expected and identified as highly significant statistically were: multiparity and having breastfed before, having a breastfeeding problem in hospital and receiving help, type of birth and time in hospital, and breastfeeding at four months postpartum and satisfaction. There was a marginally significant statistical relationship between breastfeeding at four months postpartum and type of caesarean section. This studies finding that there was no difference in breastfeeding rates at four months for either sub-sample of women warrants further exploration.
Subjects/Keywords: Breastfeeding;
Childbirth
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Hagan, A. E. (2004). Birth and breastfeeding events : the influence of birth on breastfeeding duration : an exploratory research study : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Midwifery, Massey University
. (Thesis). Massey University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10179/10519
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Hagan, Annette Elsie. “Birth and breastfeeding events : the influence of birth on breastfeeding duration : an exploratory research study : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Midwifery, Massey University
.” 2004. Thesis, Massey University. Accessed July 16, 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/10179/10519.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Hagan, Annette Elsie. “Birth and breastfeeding events : the influence of birth on breastfeeding duration : an exploratory research study : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Midwifery, Massey University
.” 2004. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Hagan AE. Birth and breastfeeding events : the influence of birth on breastfeeding duration : an exploratory research study : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Midwifery, Massey University
. [Internet] [Thesis]. Massey University; 2004. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10179/10519.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Hagan AE. Birth and breastfeeding events : the influence of birth on breastfeeding duration : an exploratory research study : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Midwifery, Massey University
. [Thesis]. Massey University; 2004. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10179/10519
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Stellenbosch University
26.
Abrahams, Johanna Magdalena.
The prevalence and factors influencing postnatal depression in a rural community.
Degree: MCur, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2011, Stellenbosch University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/17823
► ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Mental health is still the step-child of Health Services, although many studies show the serious negative impact it has on the mother, baby…
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▼ ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Mental health is still the step-child of Health Services, although many studies show the serious
negative impact it has on the mother, baby and the family.
Knowledge about Postnatal Depression (PND) and associated risk factors which influence the
development of PND is vital for early detection and intervention.
Worldwide PND affects on average 10-15% of women after giving birth regardless of socio-economic
status, race or education. Studies also reveal that the prevalence of PND is as high
as 40-60% amongst women after giving birth.
The goal of the study was to investigate the prevalence and factors influencing PND in a rural
setting, in the Witzenberg Sub-district. The objectives included determining the prevalence of
PND and identifying the contributing risk factors associated with PND.
A descriptive explorative research design with a quantitative approach was applied. The target
population was (N=1605) mothers, 18 years and older who gave birth in this Sub-district in one
year, a convenience sampling method was used to select the study sample of (n=159/10%)
participants who met the criteria and who gave voluntary permission to take part in the study.
Validity and reliability was supported through the use of validated questionnaires EPDS and BDI
including a questionnaire based on demographical, psychosocial and obstetrical data. In
addition experts in statistics, nursing and psychiatry were consulted including language experts
who validated the correctness of the Afrikaans and Xhosa translated questionnaires. A pilot
study was conducted to test the feasibility of the study and all data was collected personally by
the researcher with the support of two trained field workers.
Ethics approval was obtained from Stellenbosch University and permission from the Department
of Health, Provincial Government of the Western Cape, including informed written consent from
each participant.
The data was analysed with the assistance of a statistician and are presented with histograms
and frequency tables. The relationship between continuous response variables and nominal
input variables was analysed using analysis of variance (ANOVA). Various statistical tests were
applied to determine statistical associations between variables such as the chi-square tests using a 95% confidence interval. Non-parametric tests such as the Mann-Whitney U–test or
Kruskal-Wallis test were used for randomised design. Levene’s test was used for Homogeneity
of Variance and the Bonferonni test of probability.
The study revealed that 50.3% of the mothers, who participated in the study, had PND. Various
risk factors were determined in this study that influences the development of PND. Results
include statistical associations between PND and the following:
- unplanned babies and unwelcome babies (p=<0,01)
- life events (p=0.01)
- partner relationship (p=<0.01)
- family and social support (p=<0.1)
Furthermore, the majority of the participants (53.8%) with PND (n=80) had a history of a
psychiatric illness…
Advisors/Committee Members: Stellenberg, E. L., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Health Sciences. Dept. of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences. Nursing Science..
Subjects/Keywords: Nursing; Childbirth – Psychological aspects
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Abrahams, J. M. (2011). The prevalence and factors influencing postnatal depression in a rural community. (Thesis). Stellenbosch University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/17823
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Abrahams, Johanna Magdalena. “The prevalence and factors influencing postnatal depression in a rural community.” 2011. Thesis, Stellenbosch University. Accessed July 16, 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/17823.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Abrahams, Johanna Magdalena. “The prevalence and factors influencing postnatal depression in a rural community.” 2011. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Abrahams JM. The prevalence and factors influencing postnatal depression in a rural community. [Internet] [Thesis]. Stellenbosch University; 2011. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/17823.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Abrahams JM. The prevalence and factors influencing postnatal depression in a rural community. [Thesis]. Stellenbosch University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/17823
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Cape Town
27.
Humphreys, Katherine Louise.
Medicalised maternity : an investigation into women's experiences of medicalised childbirth.
Degree: Image, Sociology, 1998, University of Cape Town
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14634
► This dissertation reports on a qualitative study of the childbearing experiences of 20 women having their first child. The study attempts to examine the dominant…
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▼ This dissertation reports on a qualitative study of the childbearing experiences of 20 women having their first child. The study attempts to examine the dominant discourses surrounding pregnancy,
childbirth and motherhood, with specific reference to the medical discourse, and to describe the way in which these impact on the women's experiences. The non-probability, convenience sample used in the study comprised women attending an antenatal class held at a Cape Town private hospital. The sample was relatively socially and medically homogeneous. The size and nature of the sample makes broad generalisations tentative. Individual interviews based on in-depth and open-ended questions were conducted. These were aimed at gathering qualitative data on the women's perceptions of their experiences. The women were interviewed during the last trimester of pregnancy about their experiences of pregnancy and their anticipation of
childbirth. A further interview conducted a few weeks after birth focused on their experience of
childbirth within the hospital setting and their impressions of early motherhood. It was found that the women's accounts of their experiences of pregnancy,
childbirth and early motherhood were shaped to a large extent by the discourses within which the process of childbearing has been constructed. These include the medical, 'natural' birth and feminine discourses. The dominance of the medical discourse of birth was evident in the fact that the medical view was thoroughly incorporated into the women's perceptions of their childbearing experiences. This view of birth, along with the dominance of scientific medical knowledge, was found to limit the perception of acceptable birthing practice. The medical discourse intersected with both the 'natural' birth discourse which, as a social construction, was shown to uphold essentialist and prescriptive notions of motherhood, and the feminine discourse. This discourse, along with its assumptions regarding the mothering role, was fom1d to impact on the women's experiences through the creation of unrealistic expectations and ideals, which contributed to the shock and stress of first-time motherhood.
Advisors/Committee Members: Jubber, Ken (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Sociology; Childbirth
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Humphreys, K. L. (1998). Medicalised maternity : an investigation into women's experiences of medicalised childbirth. (Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14634
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Humphreys, Katherine Louise. “Medicalised maternity : an investigation into women's experiences of medicalised childbirth.” 1998. Thesis, University of Cape Town. Accessed July 16, 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14634.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Humphreys, Katherine Louise. “Medicalised maternity : an investigation into women's experiences of medicalised childbirth.” 1998. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Humphreys KL. Medicalised maternity : an investigation into women's experiences of medicalised childbirth. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 1998. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14634.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Humphreys KL. Medicalised maternity : an investigation into women's experiences of medicalised childbirth. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town; 1998. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14634
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Southampton
28.
Allen, Sarah F. C.
An investigation of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms following traumatic labour experiences : causal factors, mediating variables and consequences.
Degree: PhD, 1996, University of Southampton
URL: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/420618/
;
https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.243138
► The relationship between distressing labour experiences and development of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms was explored in a cohort of women eight months post-childbirth. Positive…
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▼ The relationship between distressing labour experiences and development of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms was explored in a cohort of women eight months post-childbirth. Positive correlations were found between PTSD symptoms (measured by the Impact of Event Scale (lES)) and levels of distress, both at being reminded of labour and for recollections of distress during labour. A sub-group of women (N=20), who perceived their labour experience as traumatic, were interviewed. Processes occurring during traumatic labour and impact on postpartum adaptation were investigated using qualitative methodology. Pain, past experiences and beliefs that their baby would be harmed led to feeling out of control which was maintained by failed attempts to elicit practical and emotional support from staff and partners. Consequences of continued distress related to an impact on self, relationships with others and fear of future childbirth. The relationship between PTSD and Postnatal Depression and factors mediating development of PTSD symptoms were assessed using the IBS, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), the Perceived Social Support Scales (PSSS), the COPE and the Distressing Events in Labour Questionnaire (DELQ). PTSD symptoms were inversely correlated with PSSS scores and COPE strategies relating to seeking social support, active coping, planning and humour. PTSD symptoms were positively correlated with COPE strategies relating to mental and behavioural disengagement, EPDS scores and stressful communication with staff, threat to baby and total score on the DELQ. Results are discussed in relation to previous research and implications for clinical practice and future research directions.
Subjects/Keywords: 150; Childbirth
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Allen, S. F. C. (1996). An investigation of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms following traumatic labour experiences : causal factors, mediating variables and consequences. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Southampton. Retrieved from https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/420618/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.243138
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Allen, Sarah F C. “An investigation of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms following traumatic labour experiences : causal factors, mediating variables and consequences.” 1996. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Southampton. Accessed July 16, 2019.
https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/420618/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.243138.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Allen, Sarah F C. “An investigation of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms following traumatic labour experiences : causal factors, mediating variables and consequences.” 1996. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Allen SFC. An investigation of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms following traumatic labour experiences : causal factors, mediating variables and consequences. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Southampton; 1996. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/420618/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.243138.
Council of Science Editors:
Allen SFC. An investigation of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms following traumatic labour experiences : causal factors, mediating variables and consequences. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Southampton; 1996. Available from: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/420618/ ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.243138
University of Arizona
29.
Neal, Alaine Diann.
Lamaze method of preparation for childbirth: a descriptive study
.
Degree: 1971, University of Arizona
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/318332
Subjects/Keywords: Natural childbirth.
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Neal, A. D. (1971). Lamaze method of preparation for childbirth: a descriptive study
. (Masters Thesis). University of Arizona. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10150/318332
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Neal, Alaine Diann. “Lamaze method of preparation for childbirth: a descriptive study
.” 1971. Masters Thesis, University of Arizona. Accessed July 16, 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/318332.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Neal, Alaine Diann. “Lamaze method of preparation for childbirth: a descriptive study
.” 1971. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Neal AD. Lamaze method of preparation for childbirth: a descriptive study
. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Arizona; 1971. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/318332.
Council of Science Editors:
Neal AD. Lamaze method of preparation for childbirth: a descriptive study
. [Masters Thesis]. University of Arizona; 1971. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/318332
University of Waikato
30.
Simmonds, Naomi Beth.
Tū te turuturu nō Hine-te-iwaiwa: Mana wahine geographies of birth in Aotearoa New Zealand
.
Degree: 2014, University of Waikato
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8821
► This thesis examines the embodied, spiritual and spatial experiences of maternity for Māori women. It reveals how colonial and patriarchal discourses are embedded and embodied…
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▼ This thesis examines the embodied, spiritual and spatial experiences of maternity for Māori women. It reveals how colonial and patriarchal discourses are embedded and embodied in the spaces of
childbirth in Aotearoa New Zealand. I use a mana wahine (Māori women’s) framework to critique discourses that continue to marginalise and isolate Māori women and their whānau (family group) during their maternity experiences. Importantly, this research highlights the possibilities of reclaiming and reconfiguring mana wahine in both theory and practice. In doing so, I conceptualise new geographies that account for, and celebrate, uniquely Māori understandings and expressions of maternity.
Mana wahine provides a much needed theoretical framework that enables Māori women to (re)define and (re)present our lived realities on our own terms. A qualitative mixed method approach of interviews, solicited diary writing and a marae based wānanga is employed to examine the lived experiences of birth for ten first time mothers, five midwives and a wānanga of 17 women and their whānau. In total 32 women participated in various phases of the research.
Empirical material is arranged around four key themes. The first considers the ways in which colonialism is lived and embodied in maternity experiences for many whānau. New formations of colonialism are evident in the silence that can surround the maternal body for women in this research. The second theme highlights how whakapapa (genealogy), wairua (spirituality), and whenua (land/placenta), can provide a powerful reconceptualisation of the maternal body that offers new possibilities for thinking about maternal embodiment, the spaces of birth (both material and discursive) and maternity policy and practice. Third, it is argued that many women and whānau occupy a number of in-between maternity spaces as a result of our colonised realities. As such, considerations of space from a mana wahine perspective can serve to destabilise the dualisms that dominate the spatial politics of birth in Aotearoa. Finally, this thesis posits that by reclaiming the collective and spiritual spaces of birth and afterbirth it is possible to transform and empower women and whānau in their maternity experiences.
This thesis responds to a scarcity of academic scholarship on mana wahine maternities. It advances mana wahine and feminist geographical knowledges by providing a critical spatial perspective on Māori women’s maternal geographies. It is argued that reclaiming mana wahine maternities has the potential to transform women’s birthing experiences by (re)asserting the tino rangatiratanga (self-determination) of women, of their babies, and of their whānau, and thus the rangatiratanga of Māori communities, hapū (sub-tribe/sub-tribes) and iwi (tribe/tribes).
Advisors/Committee Members: Longhurst, Robyn (advisor), Johnston, Lynda (advisor), Yates-Smith, Aroha (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Mana wahine;
maternities;
childbirth
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Simmonds, N. B. (2014). Tū te turuturu nō Hine-te-iwaiwa: Mana wahine geographies of birth in Aotearoa New Zealand
. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Waikato. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8821
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Simmonds, Naomi Beth. “Tū te turuturu nō Hine-te-iwaiwa: Mana wahine geographies of birth in Aotearoa New Zealand
.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Waikato. Accessed July 16, 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8821.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Simmonds, Naomi Beth. “Tū te turuturu nō Hine-te-iwaiwa: Mana wahine geographies of birth in Aotearoa New Zealand
.” 2014. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vancouver:
Simmonds NB. Tū te turuturu nō Hine-te-iwaiwa: Mana wahine geographies of birth in Aotearoa New Zealand
. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Waikato; 2014. [cited 2019 Jul 16].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8821.
Council of Science Editors:
Simmonds NB. Tū te turuturu nō Hine-te-iwaiwa: Mana wahine geographies of birth in Aotearoa New Zealand
. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Waikato; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8821
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