'Off everyone's radar': Australian women's experiences of medically necessary elective caesarean section

Midwifery
Sara BayesYvonne Hauck

Abstract

despite an exponential rise in the number of medically initiated elective caesarean sections over the last two decades, women's experiences of this birth mode remain largely unknown. The aim of this study was to address this gap by describing women's experiences of medically necessary elective caesarean section. a grounded theory approach was used to collect and analyse interview data collected from 28 Australian women who had an elective caesarean section for a medical reason, 14 of whom were also observed during their caesarean section. The analyses of the non-participant observations were used to contextualise the women's experiences. prior to having their baby, women expected to play an active part in their caesarean section and to be supported to take up their 'mother' role as soon as their baby was delivered. Postnatally however, they reported having felt invisible, superfluous and disregarded during the event. There was evidence that hospital routines and processes contributed to women feeling displaced and unimportant in their baby's birth. Three sub-categories were formed from the analysis of the data that together are represented by the in-vivo label 'off everyone's radar'. These were 'just another case on an operatin...Continue Reading

References

Sep 1, 1978·JOGN Nursing; Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing·C M Oliver, G M Oliver
Dec 1, 1979·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·C A Pedersen, A J Prange
Aug 1, 1992·Clinical Nursing Research·M HeamanJ Sloan
Jan 1, 1980·Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews·H I Siegel, J S Rosenblatt
Apr 1, 1995·The British Journal of Psychiatry : the Journal of Mental Science·C G BallardI F Brockington
Jan 15, 1997·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences·K Uvnäs-Moberg
Aug 13, 2003·Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica·Monika SchindlMartin Langer
Sep 10, 2003·The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research·Vincent KooStephen Cooper
Jun 30, 2004·European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology·Werner StadlmayrJohannes Bitzer
Jul 28, 2004·Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey·Joseph R WaxJacquelyn Blackstone
Sep 14, 2004·The Journal of Nursing Research : JNR·Bi-Chin KaoTsorng-Yeh Lee
Jul 12, 2005·Behaviour Research and Therapy·Jennifer M HeidtJohn P Forsyth
Sep 21, 2005·Journal of Trauma & Dissociation : the Official Journal of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSD)·Eelco OldeVictor J M Pop
Feb 2, 2006·Psychosomatic Medicine·Edmund KeoghAnita Holdcroft
Nov 14, 2006·Journal of Anxiety Disorders·Richard A Bryant
Nov 1, 2007·American Journal of Perinatology·Juliane HentschelLudwig Gortner
Apr 17, 2008·American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part C, Seminars in Medical Genetics·Nicole R NugentKarestan C Koenen
Aug 30, 2008·BJOG : an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology·C E TurnerH Phipps
Oct 11, 2008·Journal of Affective Disorders·Vanessa Rocha-RegoEliane Volchan
Jan 27, 2009·Depression and Anxiety·Murray P AbramsGordon J G Asmundson
Oct 9, 2009·Journal of Traumatic Stress·Rachel Yehuda, Linda M Bierer
Aug 14, 2010·MCN. the American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing·Victor R Klein, Joanne McDowl
Aug 25, 2010·Journal of Clinical Nursing·Marie J SomeraLuisa Ciofani

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Oct 23, 2012·Women and Birth : Journal of the Australian College of Midwives·Azam BagheriFatemeh Abbaszadeh
Apr 29, 2020·The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care : the Official Journal of the European Society of Contraception·Annica LövenmarkMagdalena Mattebo
Jul 28, 2016·Journal of Health Psychology·Sabrina Cipolletta
Oct 10, 2020·Journal of Child Health Care : for Professionals Working with Children in the Hospital and Community·Nina M PowerMinette Coetzee
Jun 9, 2020·Women and Birth : Journal of the Australian College of Midwives·Purshaiyna ThirukumarAmanda Henry
May 12, 2021·International Journal of Clinical Practice·Sawsan AbuhammadNasr N Alrabadi

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved