scholarly journals Becoming a Homebirther, Smooth Sailing or Rocky Road? An Exploration of Pakeha Women's Experience on the Path to Homebirth

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Kassandra Jane Littlejohn Ozturk
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Satisfaction ◽  
Birth Process ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
First Child ◽  
Women's Experience ◽  
And Control ◽  
Primiparous Women ◽  
Maternal Intervention ◽  
Good Support ◽  
Qualitative Literature

<p>This study explores the experiences of primiparous women on the path to planning the homebirth of their first child. There are many challenges along the way and although there are many supports, society does not generally view homebirth as a safe option. This study highlights the themes emerging about the relative ease or disease of the journey. Was the experience smooth sailing on an undulating ocean or a testing trek along a rocky road? There is a vast body of evidence about homebirth, with much of the quantitative literature being outcome focussed and most of the qualitative literature exploring women's experience of the homebirth-day. Birthing at home has been linked with increased maternal satisfaction compared with other birth venues and correlates with a feeling of maintaining power and control during the birth process. Homebirth has also been shown to have similar rates of intrapartum and neonatal mortality, as well as lower maternal intervention rates, in low risk populations. This study principally investigates the experience of Pakeha New Zealand women on their way to planning a homebirth for their first baby. The findings of this narrative inquiry include that women make the journey to becoming a homebirther both before pregnancy and during pregnancy, and that they need good support and information. Hearing positive homebirth stories, having a midwife who professes a preference for homebirth, and having access to homebirth resources play integral roles in becoming a homebirther.</p>

scholarly journals Becoming a Homebirther, Smooth Sailing or Rocky Road? An Exploration of Pakeha Women's Experience on the Path to Homebirth

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Kassandra Jane Littlejohn Ozturk
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Satisfaction ◽  
Birth Process ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
First Child ◽  
Women's Experience ◽  
And Control ◽  
Primiparous Women ◽  
Maternal Intervention ◽  
Good Support ◽  
Qualitative Literature

<p>This study explores the experiences of primiparous women on the path to planning the homebirth of their first child. There are many challenges along the way and although there are many supports, society does not generally view homebirth as a safe option. This study highlights the themes emerging about the relative ease or disease of the journey. Was the experience smooth sailing on an undulating ocean or a testing trek along a rocky road? There is a vast body of evidence about homebirth, with much of the quantitative literature being outcome focussed and most of the qualitative literature exploring women's experience of the homebirth-day. Birthing at home has been linked with increased maternal satisfaction compared with other birth venues and correlates with a feeling of maintaining power and control during the birth process. Homebirth has also been shown to have similar rates of intrapartum and neonatal mortality, as well as lower maternal intervention rates, in low risk populations. This study principally investigates the experience of Pakeha New Zealand women on their way to planning a homebirth for their first baby. The findings of this narrative inquiry include that women make the journey to becoming a homebirther both before pregnancy and during pregnancy, and that they need good support and information. Hearing positive homebirth stories, having a midwife who professes a preference for homebirth, and having access to homebirth resources play integral roles in becoming a homebirther.</p>

scholarly journals The Effects of Childbirth Education on Maternity Outcomes and Maternal Satisfaction

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colleen G. Mueller ◽  
Pamela J. Webb ◽  
Stephanie Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Obstetric Outcomes ◽  
Satisfaction Survey ◽  
Maternal Satisfaction ◽  
Birth Experience ◽  
Birth Process ◽  
Childbirth Education ◽  
Medical Interventions ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Primiparous Women

Past evaluation of the effectiveness of childbirth education classes related to obstetric outcomes and satisfaction with the birth experience have not shown consistent results. This study explored the relationship between attendance of set curriculum childbirth education class and the labor and birth process, as well as maternal satisfaction with the birth experience. Participants were 197 low-risk, primiparous women, self-selected into two groups consisting of 82 women who attended a childbirth class and 115 women who did not. Data were collected from medical records and a postpartum satisfaction survey was completed by each participant. The authors designed the Likert-type satisfaction survey based on “control” as a key factor in satisfaction. Data analysis revealed that women who took a class were less likely to be induced and had lower use of analgesics during labor. A logistical regression model showed that an increase in the number of interventions increased the risk for cesarean surgery for all women. Labor interventions were used significantly less in women who took a childbirth class. No statistical difference was seen in the perception of control or overall satisfaction of the birth experience. Childbirth education may help women prepare for what to expect in birth and minimize the use of medical interventions.

Power and control: transferring energy when there is work to be done

2005 ◽  
pp. 29-30
Author(s):  
Naveen Sharma ◽  
William Stanley
Keyword(s):  
Power And Control ◽  
And Control

International Human Rights Law and Blockade

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillip Drew
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Humanitarian Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
European Court ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
International Human ◽  
Extraterritorial Jurisdiction ◽  
And Control

The years since the beginning of the twenty-first century have seen a significant incursion of international human rights law into the domain that had previously been the within the exclusive purview of international humanitarian law. The expansion of extraterritorial jurisdiction, particularly by the European Court of Human Rights, means that for many states, the exercise of physical power and control over an individual outside their territory may engage the jurisdiction of human rights obligations. Understanding the expansive tendencies of certain human rights tribunals, and the apparent disdain they have for any ambiguity respecting human rights, it is offered that the uncertain nature of the law surrounding humanitarian relief during blockades could leave blockading forces vulnerable to legal challenge under human rights legislation, particularly in cases in which starvation occurs as a result of a blockade.

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