Christine Mccourt
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 651613 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Christine Mccourt |
| PRENOMES | Christine |
| SOBRENOME | Mccourt |
| ASSINATURA | MCCOURT C |
| AFILIAÇÕES | City, University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4765-5795 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 23 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 22 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2000 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Experiences of postnatal care and support among Black women and birthing people in the UK
Understanding the implementation of specialist maternity services for pregnant women with FGM/C in Germany
Exploring Black feminist ethnographic methods
In the UK, Black, South Asian and other racially and ethnically minoritised women often report poorer experiences and mistrust in reproductive and maternity health care services. Anthropological ethnographies capturing lives of ethnic minority pregnant women and mothers in the UK are limited. In an exploration of Black feminist methodology, we reflect on the adoption of the creative, arts-based methods of body mapping within the context of a nest…
Co-designed and co-delivered place-based community interventions to reduce inequity in early initiation of antenatal care
BACKGROUND: Early initiation of antenatal care provides timely screening, advice and support. Inequities in early care initiation exist in high-income countries, but there is scant evidence on effective interventions. The community REACH (Research for Equitable Antenatal Care and Health) trial aimed to assess the effectiveness of co-produced place-based interventions to strengthen community support for early care initiation. METHODS: Matched-pair…
Belonging
Health care systems are social institutions simulating microcosms of wider societies where unequal distribution of power and resources translate into inequities in health outcomes, experiences and access to services. Growing research on participatory women’s groups positively highlights the influence of group-based care on health and wellbeing for women, their infants, families and wider communities across different countries. With similarities i…
Improving Diversity in Recruitment
INTRODUCTION: Our ability to address inequities in health outcomes is hampered by the under-representation of underserved groups in research. Research exploring this topic has focused on observational studies in the American context. This is a pivotal concern for maternity research in the UK as perinatal outcome variables vary by ethnicity, socioeconomic and linguistic background. This paper reports the findings of an analysis of the diversity ac…
Nascer nas Casas de Parto do Brasil
Os Centros de Parto Normal (CPN) no Brasil são definidos como unidades de saúde vinculadas a um estabelecimento hospitalar, podendo estar localizados em suas dependências internas (CPN intra-hospitalares) ou imediações (CPN peri-hospitalares ou Casa de Parto). As estruturas física e assistencial das Casas de Parto são definidas pelo Ministério da Saúde. Fazem parte do seu modelo de cuidado as práticas adequadas, bons desfechos maternos e infantis…
Inducing labour in the United Kingdom
Induction of labour (IOL), the process of starting labour artificially, is one of the most commonly performed procedures in maternity care in the United Kingdom (UK), yet there is debate whether inducing labour at ‘term’, in the absence of specific medical indication, is beneficial and reduces risk of stillbirth. Moreover, rates of routine IOL are rapidly rising in the UK, despite uncertainty about the evidence base and parents reporting receivin…
A change laboratory for maternity care in Brazil
Disrespectful and abusive treatment of women during childbirth is a worldwide problem. This research aimed to develop and implement a Mother Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (MBFHI) in an academic maternity hospital in Brazil and evaluate how change could be sustained. Change Laboratory principles guided a process of action research, which was conducted between 2017 and 2019. Clinicians and managers joined the researchers in discussion sessions …
Modelos de assistência obstétrica na Região Sul do Brasil e fatores associados
Os objetivos do estudo foram identificar modelos de assistência obstétrica em gestantes de risco habitual na Região Sul do Brasil, estimar os fatores associados a esses modelos e os desfechos maternos e neonatais. Realizou-se estudo seccional a partir da pesquisa Nascer no Brasil, de base hospitalar, que envolveu puérperas e recém-nascidos. Foram identificadas 2.668 gestantes de risco habitual. Procedeu-se a uma análise exploratória, com a utiliz…
Am iz kwiin” (I’m his queen)
This article focuses on working with gems using a feminist approach to interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) in a resource-constrained setting. The research explores the experiences of maternal disclosure of HIV to children of HIV positive mothers in Kingston, Jamaica. A feminist approach helps recognise power imbalances within research relationships and the women’s lived experiences. We present three “gems” which illuminate women’s live…
Place of Birth and Concepts of Wellbeing
A bstract This article is based on analysis of a series of ethnographic case studies of midwifery units in England. Midwifery units 1 are spaces that were developed to provide more home-like and less medically oriented care for birth that would support physiological processes of labour, women’s comfort and a positive experience of birth for women and their families. They are run by midwives, either on a hospital site alongside an obstetric unit (…
Disrespectful intrapartum care during facility-based delivery in sub-Saharan Africa
B angladeshi women's experiences of infant feeding in the L ondon B orough of T ower H amlets
This study examined the main factors that influence Bangladeshi women living in London's decisions to partially breastfeed their children, including the influence of older women within the community. Fifty-seven women of Bangladeshi origin living in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets took part in seven discussion groups between April and June 2013. Five groups were held with women of child-bearing age and two groups with older women in the commu…
Disempowered, passive and isolated
Teenage mothers in the UK and other developed English-speaking nations are among those least likely to breastfeed. Evidence suggests more young mothers intend to breastfeed than actually start, indicating that their post-birth experiences militate against initiating breastfeeding. We aimed to explore how the inpatient experiences of a group of young women who gave birth as teenagers influenced their feeding decisions and experiences, and ascertai…
Editor's Introduction
The year 2012 saw a number of major events that featured anthropology in some form. On a global scale, these included continuing national and international economic crises and depression, the re-election of Barack Obama in the U.S. and his nomination of Dr Jim Yong Kim for Presidency of the World Bank. Dr Kim (with a PhD from Harvard in 1993) was the first anthropologist (and medical doctor) to head the World Bank and one of the few anthropologis…
Bipolar expeditions
From Tradition to Modernity
Childbirth, Midwifery and Concepts of Time
From Tradition to Modernity: Time and Childbirth in Historical Perspective Christine McCourt and Fiona Dykes Chapter 2. Cosmologies, Concepts and Theories: Time and Childbirth in Cross-cultural Perspective Christine McCourt PART II: TIME AND CHILDBIRTH PRACTICES Chapter 3. Counting Time in Pregnancy and Labour Soo Downe and Fiona Dykes Chapter 4. The Progress of Labour: Orderly Chaos? Clare Winter and Margie Duff Chapter 5. Time and Midwifery Pra…
Supporting choice and control? Communication and interaction between midwives and women at the antenatal booking visit
Evaluation of the use of health care assistants to support disadvantaged women breastfeeding in the community
There is little experience of the use of health care assistants in the community to support breastfeeding in the UK. The aim of this project was to evaluate the implementation of a small-scale pilot project using health care assistants in the community to support disadvantaged women breastfeeding. The evaluation was funded as part of the Department of Health's Infant Feeding Initiative. A longitudinal observational and quasi-experimental design w…
Somali refugee women's experiences of maternity care in west London
This article reports a study of the maternity care experiences of Somali refugee women in an area of west London. This small case study formed a discrete part of a wider study of women's responses to two systems of maternity care. Qualitative research methods involving semi-structured interviews and focus groups were used. Interviews were carried out with Somali women who had recent experience of the maternity services, with health professionals …
Life after hospital closure
OBJECTIVE: To conduct a user-led and focused study of the views and experiences of former psychiatric hospital patients in community-based residential projects four years after hospital closure. The aims of the study were to assess residents' views about their current living arrangements, their opportunities to give their views and their interest in a formal user-group such as a residents' council or citizen advocacy scheme. DESIGN: A small-scale…
Supporting choice and control? Communication and interaction between midwives and women at the antenatal booking visit
Modelos de assistência obstétrica na Região Sul do Brasil e fatores associados
Os objetivos do estudo foram identificar modelos de assistência obstétrica em gestantes de risco habitual na Região Sul do Brasil, estimar os fatores associados a esses modelos e os desfechos maternos e neonatais. Realizou-se estudo seccional a partir da pesquisa Nascer no Brasil, de base hospitalar, que envolveu puérperas e recém-nascidos. Foram identificadas 2.668 gestantes de risco habitual. Procedeu-se a uma análise exploratória, com a utiliz…
Co-designed and co-delivered place-based community interventions to reduce inequity in early initiation of antenatal care
BACKGROUND: Early initiation of antenatal care provides timely screening, advice and support. Inequities in early care initiation exist in high-income countries, but there is scant evidence on effective interventions. The community REACH (Research for Equitable Antenatal Care and Health) trial aimed to assess the effectiveness of co-produced place-based interventions to strengthen community support for early care initiation. METHODS: Matched-pair…
Nascer nas Casas de Parto do Brasil
Os Centros de Parto Normal (CPN) no Brasil são definidos como unidades de saúde vinculadas a um estabelecimento hospitalar, podendo estar localizados em suas dependências internas (CPN intra-hospitalares) ou imediações (CPN peri-hospitalares ou Casa de Parto). As estruturas física e assistencial das Casas de Parto são definidas pelo Ministério da Saúde. Fazem parte do seu modelo de cuidado as práticas adequadas, bons desfechos maternos e infantis…
Am iz kwiin” (I’m his queen)
This article focuses on working with gems using a feminist approach to interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) in a resource-constrained setting. The research explores the experiences of maternal disclosure of HIV to children of HIV positive mothers in Kingston, Jamaica. A feminist approach helps recognise power imbalances within research relationships and the women’s lived experiences. We present three “gems” which illuminate women’s live…
Life after hospital closure
OBJECTIVE: To conduct a user-led and focused study of the views and experiences of former psychiatric hospital patients in community-based residential projects four years after hospital closure. The aims of the study were to assess residents' views about their current living arrangements, their opportunities to give their views and their interest in a formal user-group such as a residents' council or citizen advocacy scheme. DESIGN: A small-scale…
Somali refugee women's experiences of maternity care in west London
This article reports a study of the maternity care experiences of Somali refugee women in an area of west London. This small case study formed a discrete part of a wider study of women's responses to two systems of maternity care. Qualitative research methods involving semi-structured interviews and focus groups were used. Interviews were carried out with Somali women who had recent experience of the maternity services, with health professionals …
Evaluation of the use of health care assistants to support disadvantaged women breastfeeding in the community
There is little experience of the use of health care assistants in the community to support breastfeeding in the UK. The aim of this project was to evaluate the implementation of a small-scale pilot project using health care assistants in the community to support disadvantaged women breastfeeding. The evaluation was funded as part of the Department of Health's Infant Feeding Initiative. A longitudinal observational and quasi-experimental design w…
Supporting choice and control? Communication and interaction between midwives and women at the antenatal booking visit
From Tradition to Modernity
Childbirth, Midwifery and Concepts of Time
From Tradition to Modernity: Time and Childbirth in Historical Perspective Christine McCourt and Fiona Dykes Chapter 2. Cosmologies, Concepts and Theories: Time and Childbirth in Cross-cultural Perspective Christine McCourt PART II: TIME AND CHILDBIRTH PRACTICES Chapter 3. Counting Time in Pregnancy and Labour Soo Downe and Fiona Dykes Chapter 4. The Progress of Labour: Orderly Chaos? Clare Winter and Margie Duff Chapter 5. Time and Midwifery Pra…
Bipolar expeditions
Editor's Introduction
The year 2012 saw a number of major events that featured anthropology in some form. On a global scale, these included continuing national and international economic crises and depression, the re-election of Barack Obama in the U.S. and his nomination of Dr Jim Yong Kim for Presidency of the World Bank. Dr Kim (with a PhD from Harvard in 1993) was the first anthropologist (and medical doctor) to head the World Bank and one of the few anthropologis…
Disempowered, passive and isolated
Teenage mothers in the UK and other developed English-speaking nations are among those least likely to breastfeed. Evidence suggests more young mothers intend to breastfeed than actually start, indicating that their post-birth experiences militate against initiating breastfeeding. We aimed to explore how the inpatient experiences of a group of young women who gave birth as teenagers influenced their feeding decisions and experiences, and ascertai…
B angladeshi women's experiences of infant feeding in the L ondon B orough of T ower H amlets
This study examined the main factors that influence Bangladeshi women living in London's decisions to partially breastfeed their children, including the influence of older women within the community. Fifty-seven women of Bangladeshi origin living in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets took part in seven discussion groups between April and June 2013. Five groups were held with women of child-bearing age and two groups with older women in the commu…
Place of Birth and Concepts of Wellbeing
A bstract This article is based on analysis of a series of ethnographic case studies of midwifery units in England. Midwifery units 1 are spaces that were developed to provide more home-like and less medically oriented care for birth that would support physiological processes of labour, women’s comfort and a positive experience of birth for women and their families. They are run by midwives, either on a hospital site alongside an obstetric unit (…
Disrespectful intrapartum care during facility-based delivery in sub-Saharan Africa
Am iz kwiin” (I’m his queen)
This article focuses on working with gems using a feminist approach to interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) in a resource-constrained setting. The research explores the experiences of maternal disclosure of HIV to children of HIV positive mothers in Kingston, Jamaica. A feminist approach helps recognise power imbalances within research relationships and the women’s lived experiences. We present three “gems” which illuminate women’s live…
Modelos de assistência obstétrica na Região Sul do Brasil e fatores associados
Os objetivos do estudo foram identificar modelos de assistência obstétrica em gestantes de risco habitual na Região Sul do Brasil, estimar os fatores associados a esses modelos e os desfechos maternos e neonatais. Realizou-se estudo seccional a partir da pesquisa Nascer no Brasil, de base hospitalar, que envolveu puérperas e recém-nascidos. Foram identificadas 2.668 gestantes de risco habitual. Procedeu-se a uma análise exploratória, com a utiliz…
A change laboratory for maternity care in Brazil
Disrespectful and abusive treatment of women during childbirth is a worldwide problem. This research aimed to develop and implement a Mother Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (MBFHI) in an academic maternity hospital in Brazil and evaluate how change could be sustained. Change Laboratory principles guided a process of action research, which was conducted between 2017 and 2019. Clinicians and managers joined the researchers in discussion sessions …
Inducing labour in the United Kingdom
Induction of labour (IOL), the process of starting labour artificially, is one of the most commonly performed procedures in maternity care in the United Kingdom (UK), yet there is debate whether inducing labour at ‘term’, in the absence of specific medical indication, is beneficial and reduces risk of stillbirth. Moreover, rates of routine IOL are rapidly rising in the UK, despite uncertainty about the evidence base and parents reporting receivin…
Belonging
Health care systems are social institutions simulating microcosms of wider societies where unequal distribution of power and resources translate into inequities in health outcomes, experiences and access to services. Growing research on participatory women’s groups positively highlights the influence of group-based care on health and wellbeing for women, their infants, families and wider communities across different countries. With similarities i…
Improving Diversity in Recruitment
INTRODUCTION: Our ability to address inequities in health outcomes is hampered by the under-representation of underserved groups in research. Research exploring this topic has focused on observational studies in the American context. This is a pivotal concern for maternity research in the UK as perinatal outcome variables vary by ethnicity, socioeconomic and linguistic background. This paper reports the findings of an analysis of the diversity ac…
Nascer nas Casas de Parto do Brasil
Os Centros de Parto Normal (CPN) no Brasil são definidos como unidades de saúde vinculadas a um estabelecimento hospitalar, podendo estar localizados em suas dependências internas (CPN intra-hospitalares) ou imediações (CPN peri-hospitalares ou Casa de Parto). As estruturas física e assistencial das Casas de Parto são definidas pelo Ministério da Saúde. Fazem parte do seu modelo de cuidado as práticas adequadas, bons desfechos maternos e infantis…
Experiences of postnatal care and support among Black women and birthing people in the UK
Understanding the implementation of specialist maternity services for pregnant women with FGM/C in Germany
Exploring Black feminist ethnographic methods
In the UK, Black, South Asian and other racially and ethnically minoritised women often report poorer experiences and mistrust in reproductive and maternity health care services. Anthropological ethnographies capturing lives of ethnic minority pregnant women and mothers in the UK are limited. In an exploration of Black feminist methodology, we reflect on the adoption of the creative, arts-based methods of body mapping within the context of a nest…
Co-designed and co-delivered place-based community interventions to reduce inequity in early initiation of antenatal care
BACKGROUND: Early initiation of antenatal care provides timely screening, advice and support. Inequities in early care initiation exist in high-income countries, but there is scant evidence on effective interventions. The community REACH (Research for Equitable Antenatal Care and Health) trial aimed to assess the effectiveness of co-produced place-based interventions to strengthen community support for early care initiation. METHODS: Matched-pair…
Medicine (14 obras) · Nursing (12 obras) · Sociology (11 obras) · Psychology (10 obras) · Political science (8 obras) · Qualitative research (8 obras) · Health care (7 obras) · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (7 obras) · Family medicine (5 obras) · Focus group (4 obras)