Negotiated Boundaries: Conceptual Locations of Pregnancy and Childbirth

Autor/in	Houvouras, Shannon
Titel	Negotiated Boundaries: Conceptual Locations of Pregnancy and Childbirth
Quelle	In: Qualitative Report, 11 (2006) 4, S.665-686 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-0147
Schlagwörter	Females; Pregnancy; Birth; Interviews; Mothers; Fathers; Obstetrics; Feminism; Personal Narratives; Human Body + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Schwangerschaft; Geburt; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Mother; Mutter; Geburtshilfe; Feminismus; Erlebniserzählung; Menschlicher Körper
Abstract	Dominant notions of reproduction perceive childbearing as physical processes that take place within womens bodies. This perception undermines non-physical components and removes men from the process. This project uses social constructionism to explore the locations women describe pregnancy and childbirth taking place in their childbearing narratives. Based on in-depth interviews with 15 mothers, findings reveal that women conceptualize childbearing as taking place in multiple locations: (1) within the female body, (2) within both the female body and a non-physical realm (e.g., emotional) of one or both partners, (3) detached from any particular location, and (4) within both partners bodies. Conceptualizing childbearing as something other than a purely physical event acknowledges non-physical elements of childbearing and allows greater participation among men. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10