Women’s Experiences of Screening in Pregnancy: Ethnic Differences in the West Midlands

1997 ◽  
pp. 120-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josephine Green ◽  
Merry France-Dawson
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
The West ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
West Midlands ◽  
In Pregnancy

scholarly journals Ebuhlanti Amandla ngawethu: Womanism and black theology of liberation, in memory of Vuyani Shadrack Vellem

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fundiswa A. Kobo
Keyword(s):  
Black Women ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Black Theology ◽  
Black Consciousness ◽  
The West ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Heuristic Device ◽  
A Site ◽  
Theology Of Liberation

The liberation of black humanity has been an area of scholarly reflection by black theologians and the black consciousness communities. The constructs of oppression such as race, class and sexism amongst others have been critiqued in the quest for liberation of a fragmented black humanity. In this article, this quest for liberation happens within ubuhlanti [kraal], a site for which Vuyani Vellem is ‘like a hermeneutical circle, where the mediations of the bonds of spheres and the instantiation of their life take place’. By looking at a fragmented black humanity and black women’s experiences, we posit that no western framework could ever be representative of those bodies, ubuhlanti becomes our solution as a heuristic device and symbol of a communication of the efficacy of integrated life. From a womanist perspective, ubuhlanti decentres the West. Ebuhlanti Amandla ngawethu [power belongs to us], as black women and men dialogue issues that affect black humanity. The whole proposition of this dialogue ebuhlanti is animated by our lived experiences, which already offer alternatives for us to decentre.Contribution: Premised by the lived experiences of black humanity in their quest for liberation, this paper contributes in the dewesternising discourse by presenting alternative epistemologies and spiritualities. A womanist dialogue with black theology of liberation ebuhlanti, a decolonising and decentring praxis for the liberation of black humanity is our solution as blacks.

Is the MMR vaccination programme failing to protect women against rubella infection?

2013 ◽  
Vol 142 (5) ◽  
pp. 1114-1117 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. SKIDMORE ◽  
E. BOXALL ◽  
S. LORD
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Vaccination Programme ◽  
The West ◽  
Repeat Testing ◽  
Rubella Infection ◽  
West Midlands ◽  
Second Year ◽  
In Pregnancy

SUMMARYIn recent years the number of pregnant women susceptible to rubella has increased markedly. In the West Midlands the proportion has risen from 1·4% in 2004 to 6·9% in 2011. Locally, the proportion of non-immune women ranges from 1·6% in those born prior to 1976 to 17·8% in those born since 1986. The latter group comprises those given MMR in their second year with no further booster doses. The number of non-immune women will continue to rise as a consequence of low MMR uptake in the late 1990s. Repeat testing of samples with values <10 IU/ml and the need to vaccinate women postnatally have increased the workload of laboratory and maternity units. Screening for rubella in pregnancy has no advantages for the current pregnancy and it may be time to review the universal MMR vaccination programme which in turn would remove the need for continuing this practice.

scholarly journals Travel in Pregnancy: Pregnant Women's Experiences and Knowledge of Health Issues

2006 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 330-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte E. Kingman ◽  
Demetries L. Economides
Keyword(s):  
Health Issues ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
In Pregnancy

Soviet and American Childbearing Experiences and Attitudes: A Comparison

Slavic Review ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Ispa
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
The West ◽  
Obstetrical Care ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Pregnancy And Childbirth ◽  
Uterine Contractions ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Women’S Perceptions ◽  
Pregnancy And Delivery

In 1951, and again in 1955, Dr. Fernand Lamaze, a French obstetrician, traveled to the Soviet Union to study “psychoprophylaxis,” a method designed by Soviet psychologists, obstetricians, and neurologists to help women overcome pain and fear during childbirth. The method, which was rooted in the medical use of hypnosis and suggestion to alleviate pain, involved training women to take their minds off uterine contractions by concentrating instead on other bodily functions, such as breathing. Lamaze refined the method and brought it to the West.Lamaze's account of his indebtedness to Soviet scientists suggests that it may be useful to learn more about Soviet women's experiences during pregnancy and childbirth. Perusal of the literature, however, indicates that, while general descriptions in English of Soviet obstetrical care are available, very little is known about Soviet women's perceptions of and attitudes toward pregnancy and delivery.

scholarly journals Racial/Ethnic Differences in Women’s Experiences with Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids: a Qualitative Assessment

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine S. Sengoba ◽  
Marissa S. Ghant ◽  
Ijeoma Okeigwe ◽  
Gricelda Mendoza ◽  
Erica E. Marsh
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Uterine Fibroids ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Racial Ethnic
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