Critical Medical Anthropology in Midwifery Research

A Framework for Ethnographic Analysis

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15736675
AutoresElizabeth Newnham (0000-0001-9080-769X, University of South Australia, autor de correspondencia), Elizabeth C Newnham (University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia), Jan Pincombe (University of South Australia), Jan I Pincombe (University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia), Lois McKellar (0000-0001-7490-2478, University of South Australia), Lois V McKellar (University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia)
Año2016
Volumen3
Páginas2333393616675029-2333393616675029
Fecha de publicación2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGlobal Qualitative Nursing Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2333-3936 • E-ISSN: 2333-3936
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/2333393616675029
PMID28462347
OpenAlexW2532112230
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas19

In this article, we discuss the use of critical medical anthropology (CMA) as a theoretical framework for research in the maternity care setting. With reference to the doctoral research of the first author, we argue for the relevance of using CMA for research into the maternity care setting, particularly as it relates to midwifery. We then give an overview of an existing analytic model within CMA that we adapted for looking specifically at childbirth practices and which was then used in both analyzing the data and structuring the thesis. There is often no clear guide to the analysis or writing up of data in ethnographic research; we therefore offer this Critical analytic model of childbirth practices for other researchers conducting ethnographic research into childbirth or maternity care

Applied anthropology · Childbirth · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Ethnography · Health care · Maternity care · Medical anthropology · Obstetrics · Political science · Pregnancy · Relevance (law · Sociology · Structuring · Anthropology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Philosophy · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics