scholarly journals Childbirth matters: interpretative phenomenological analysis of British women's birthing experiences via emergency caesarean section, recounted on "YouTube".

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachael Maunder ◽  
Peter Branney

The study examines YouTube video accounts of women's birthing experiences via emergency caesarean section using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Using an interpretivist theoretical perspective and a phenomenological methodology to gain an insight into their sense making during the birth of their child. A search on YouTube using the keywords "emergency c-section", "emergency caesarean section", "birth story emergency c-section" returned videos that matched the first criteria of the study; these were mainly women who had experienced a caesarean. However, the searches returned some elective procedures. A homogeneous sample was achieved by skimming through the videos and matching them with the inclusion criteria specified. Texts were transcribed and coded, then themes were identified across the texts. A screenshot from each text was taken to apply multimodal analysis when interpreting the experiences. Three master themes are discussed: "being medicalised", "experiences with medical staff", and "the experience of feelings"; along with their sub-themes, focussing on how women experienced each theme. The study is limited within its data collection method and analysis; however, it also offers strengths for future research. Future study should include discourse analysis around birth.

Author(s):  
P.T. Thorburn ◽  
R. Monteiro ◽  
A. Chakladar ◽  
A. Cochrane ◽  
J. Roberts ◽  
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Author(s):  
Emilia Marie Wersig ◽  
Kevin Wilson-Smith

AbstractThis interpretative phenomenological analysis explores aid workers’ understanding of identity and belonging through the transition from working in humanitarian aid to returning home. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 participants who had returned to the UK after working in recently founded non-governmental organisations in Northern France between 2016 and 2019. Analysis of interview data identified four superordinate themes: (1) shared humanitarian identity, (2) limits and borders, (3) holding on to humanitarian identity and (4) redefining belonging and identity. Aid workers’ belonging in humanitarian work settings is rooted in shared moral values and being able to fulfil a clearly defined role. Upon returning, aid workers struggled to reintegrate, manifesting as denial of having left humanitarian work, re-creation of the social setting and moral demarcation. Participants formed a new sense of belonging through redefining their social in-group. The study sheds light on a previously unexplored area of research, specifically characterised through the closeness of the international humanitarian setting and participants’ homes. Findings suggest organisations can assist aid workers’ re-entry by supporting professional distance in the field, and through opportunities that allow to sustain moral values post-mission. Future research should focus on the role of peer support in the re-entry process and the re-entry experiences of aid workers returning from comparable settings further afield (e.g. Greece).


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. e237222
Author(s):  
Sarah J Murphy ◽  
Nikita Deegan ◽  
Bobby D O'Leary ◽  
Peter McParland

Wharton’s jelly is a specialised tissue which surrounds the vasculature within the fetal umbilical cord. We present the case of a 42-year-old woman who gave birth to a female infant via emergency caesarean section. At the time of delivery, absence of Wharton’s jelly was noted. This finding was confirmed by histological examination. Emergency caesarean section was necessitated due to a fetal bradycardia, and of note, the patient had presented twice prior to this with reduced fetal movements.


2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 234-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Abdur Rahim ◽  
Shahana Zaman ◽  
Nasreen Sultana ◽  
Ariful Islam ◽  
Khwaja Nazim Uddin

We report the first case of chikungunya-dengue co-infection during pregnancy requiring emergency Caesarean section (CS) because of fetal distress in a Bangladeshi primigravida. Though previously unreported, this situation may become increasingly common.


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