The ethics of the birth plan in childbirth management practices
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4367125 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R M Shaw (0000-0002-6331-1303, University of Auckland, corresponding author), Rhonda Shaw (0000-0001-9351-7479, University of Auckland) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 131-149 |
| Publication date | 2002-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Feminist Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1464-7001 • E-ISSN: 1741-2773 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1464700102003002341 |
| OpenAlex | W2055580054 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 38 |
This article is an exploration of the ways in which maternal subjectivity is negotiated and defined in the context of the act or process of giving birth. As such, it is offered as a contribution to and discussion of recent feminist evaluation of childbirth management systems. Written from the partial perspective of my own experiences of pregnant and maternal embodiment, the article considers whether the ethic of the birth plan is a satisfactory representation of consumer needs and participation in contemporary maternity care. By way of a selective personal account of various models of consumer-orientated and woman-centred childbirth management services that exist in Australia and New Zealand, I draw on ideas from feminist theories of corporeality and the dialogical tradition of social thought in order to rethink the ethical encounter between the labouring woman or consumer and her care provider or practitioner
Childbirth · Dialogic · Dialogical self · Epistemology · Pedagogy · Political science · Pregnancy · Public relations · Sociology · Subjectivity · Gender Studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · History · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Powers of Horror
Unbearable Weight
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Modernity and self-identity
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The Sociological Imagination
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The Bodies of Women
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2022 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |