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The birthing experience : towards an ecosystemic approachCarpenter, Marisa 01 January 2002 (has links)
The birth of a child is a life-changing event in a woman's life. However, women's
subjective experiences of giving birth have not been extensively researched, while the
literature reflects an inherent realist approach. This has resulted in a decontextualised account
of this critical event in women's lives. This conceptual study discusses the body of
knowledge on the birthing experience from a widened perspective that includes not only the
birthing woman, but also the people she interacts with and the context in which birth is
embedded. The study comments on the way birth is managed in technological society and
how its inherent Newtonian epistemology impacts on a woman's experience of birth.
Ecosystemic epistemology is presented as an alternative approach which provides an holistic
understanding of this experience. A reconceptualisation is proposed which acknowledges the
social construction of birth. Lastly, the alternative birth movement as a more holistic
approach to birth is discussed
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The birthing experience : towards an ecosystemic approachCarpenter, Marisa. 11 1900 (has links)
Clinical Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology)
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Pushing for natural childbirth : a rhetorical analysis of the alternative birth movementCoffey, Kimberly Ann 04 June 2012 (has links)
The purpose of this study is to examine how rhetoric functions in the
Alternative Birth Movement (ABM). In particular, communication published by
movement leaders will be examined to discover how rhetoric propels the movement from
one stage to the next as well as how rhetoric facilitates the goals of the movement.
When the ABM began in the early 1970s, it faced strong opposition from medical
organizations, such as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Through the use of powerful rhetoric, however, the movement was able to withstand
pressure from the opposition, attract members, and move toward achieving its goals. To
understand the functions of rhetoric throughout the alternative birth movement, this study
combines Leland Griffin's method of examining movements in phases with Charles
Stewart's functional perspective. The study will address the following research
questions:
1. How does rhetoric progress the movement from one stage to another?
2. How does rhetoric facilitate the goals of the movement? / Graduation date: 2012
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The birthing experience : towards an ecosystemic approachCarpenter, Marisa. 11 1900 (has links)
Clinical Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology)
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Alegal Midwives: Oral History Narratives of Ontario Pre-legislation MidwivesAllemang, Elizabeth Mae 10 July 2013 (has links)
This study examines the oral histories of midwives who practiced in Ontario without legal status in the two decades prior to the enactment of midwifery legislation on December 31, 1993. The following questions are answered: Who were Ontario’s pre-legislation midwives? What inspired and motivated them to take up practice on the margins of official health care? Current scholarship on late twentieth century Ontario midwifery focuses on a social scientific analysis of midwifery’s transition from a grassroots movement to a regulated profession. Pre-legislation midwives are commonly portrayed as a homogenous group of white, educated, middle class women practicing a “pure” midwifery unmediated by medicine and the law. Analysis of the oral history narratives of twenty-one “alegal” Ontario midwives reveals more complex and nuanced understandings of midwives and why they practiced during this period. The midwives’ oral histories make an important contribution to the growing historiography on modern Canadian midwifery.
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Alegal Midwives: Oral History Narratives of Ontario Pre-legislation MidwivesAllemang, Elizabeth Mae 10 July 2013 (has links)
This study examines the oral histories of midwives who practiced in Ontario without legal status in the two decades prior to the enactment of midwifery legislation on December 31, 1993. The following questions are answered: Who were Ontario’s pre-legislation midwives? What inspired and motivated them to take up practice on the margins of official health care? Current scholarship on late twentieth century Ontario midwifery focuses on a social scientific analysis of midwifery’s transition from a grassroots movement to a regulated profession. Pre-legislation midwives are commonly portrayed as a homogenous group of white, educated, middle class women practicing a “pure” midwifery unmediated by medicine and the law. Analysis of the oral history narratives of twenty-one “alegal” Ontario midwives reveals more complex and nuanced understandings of midwives and why they practiced during this period. The midwives’ oral histories make an important contribution to the growing historiography on modern Canadian midwifery.
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