In the Mind of the Beholder

Hypothesized Effect of Intrapartum Nurses' Cognitive Frames of Childbirth Cesarean Section Rates

Bibliographic Data

ID5454853
AuthorsMary Regan (0000-0003-3728-971X, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis), Joan Liaschenko (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis)
Year2007
Volume17
Issue5
Pages612-624
Publication date2007-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732307301610
PMID17478644
OpenAlexW2158470503
LanguageEN
References cited18

In this article, the authors present the central finding of a study aimed at identifying possible relationships between the ways in which labor and delivery (L&D) nurses cognitively frame childbirth and cesarean section (CS) rates. They recruited 51 L&D nurses employed at two hospitals in a Midwestern city in the United States to participate in the study, in which they used a projective method to explore nurses' views about the meaning of childbirth and their possible relationship to CS. The authors selected a projective method for this research to identify the preconscious beliefs that inform clinical action. Analysis of the narrative responses to the photograph demonstrated three distinct ways in which participants cognitively framed childbirth and possible ways in which acting in accordance with these belief systems might influence the use of CS

Alternative medicine · Childbirth · Narrative · Narrative inquiry · Preconscious · Pregnancy · Projective test · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Subconscious · Unconscious mind · Computer Science · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Hospital Admissions and Outcomes · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology