Megan M Henley
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 363924 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Megan M Henley |
| NOMBRES | Megan M |
| APELLIDO | Henley |
| FIRMA | HENLEY M M |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Arizona |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4428-1794 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 5 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 30 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2012 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Walking That Fine Line
Doulas provide individualized support during labor and childbirth. Research has consistently shown that having doulas support increases positive physical and psychological outcomes. Professional medical organizations have begun to recognize the evidence showing the positive effects of doula support. Even though professional organizations recommend doulas to reduce non-medically indicated treatments such as overuse of cesarean delivery, many pract…
The goddess of the room”
Alternative and Authoritative Knowledge
Doulas are maternity support workers who provide supportive care to women in childbirth. Doulas do not have medical training, yet they offer an important but underused type of expertise. Certification is not required for work as a doula. This study analyzes the role of certification in legitimating doulas’ alternative knowledge about childbirth. Do doulas believe that certification matters for establishing their work as legitimate to mothers and/…
Women's Success in Academic Science
Although a greater number of women are entering academic science than ever before, women remain underrepresented and are perceived as less successful than men in their fields. The reasons behind this are complicated and debatable. In this paper, I review the challenges that women continue to face in the natural and social academic sciences. Women continue to face barriers toward obtaining academic positions and securing promotions. A crucial aspe…
Unequal Motherhood
Disparities in cesarean rates in the United States represent an important social problem because cesareans are related to maternal deaths and to the high cost of American health care. There are pervasive racial-ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in maternity care as in health care more generally, yet there has been little scrutiny of how overuse of cesarean deliveries might be linked to these disparities. There are at least two possibilities wh…
Unequal Motherhood
Disparities in cesarean rates in the United States represent an important social problem because cesareans are related to maternal deaths and to the high cost of American health care. There are pervasive racial-ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in maternity care as in health care more generally, yet there has been little scrutiny of how overuse of cesarean deliveries might be linked to these disparities. There are at least two possibilities wh…
Alternative and Authoritative Knowledge
Doulas are maternity support workers who provide supportive care to women in childbirth. Doulas do not have medical training, yet they offer an important but underused type of expertise. Certification is not required for work as a doula. This study analyzes the role of certification in legitimating doulas’ alternative knowledge about childbirth. Do doulas believe that certification matters for establishing their work as legitimate to mothers and/…
Women's Success in Academic Science
Although a greater number of women are entering academic science than ever before, women remain underrepresented and are perceived as less successful than men in their fields. The reasons behind this are complicated and debatable. In this paper, I review the challenges that women continue to face in the natural and social academic sciences. Women continue to face barriers toward obtaining academic positions and securing promotions. A crucial aspe…
The goddess of the room”
Unequal Motherhood
Disparities in cesarean rates in the United States represent an important social problem because cesareans are related to maternal deaths and to the high cost of American health care. There are pervasive racial-ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in maternity care as in health care more generally, yet there has been little scrutiny of how overuse of cesarean deliveries might be linked to these disparities. There are at least two possibilities wh…
Alternative and Authoritative Knowledge
Doulas are maternity support workers who provide supportive care to women in childbirth. Doulas do not have medical training, yet they offer an important but underused type of expertise. Certification is not required for work as a doula. This study analyzes the role of certification in legitimating doulas’ alternative knowledge about childbirth. Do doulas believe that certification matters for establishing their work as legitimate to mothers and/…
Women's Success in Academic Science
Although a greater number of women are entering academic science than ever before, women remain underrepresented and are perceived as less successful than men in their fields. The reasons behind this are complicated and debatable. In this paper, I review the challenges that women continue to face in the natural and social academic sciences. Women continue to face barriers toward obtaining academic positions and securing promotions. A crucial aspe…
The goddess of the room”
Walking That Fine Line
Doulas provide individualized support during labor and childbirth. Research has consistently shown that having doulas support increases positive physical and psychological outcomes. Professional medical organizations have begun to recognize the evidence showing the positive effects of doula support. Even though professional organizations recommend doulas to reduce non-medically indicated treatments such as overuse of cesarean delivery, many pract…
Political science (5 obras) · Health care (4 obras) · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (4 obras) · Medicine (4 obras) · Nursing (4 obras) · Law (3 obras) · Law (3 obras) · Maternity care (3 obras) · Sociology (3 obras) · Childbirth (2 obras)