Home birth constructed as a safe choice in Iceland: A content analysis on Icelandic media

Gottfreðsdóttir, Helga; Magnusdottir, H.; Hálfdánsdóttir, Berglind

doi:10.1016/j.srhc.2015.05.004

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“…Icelandic midwives are autonomous providers who are trained to support physiologic labor and birth, and they offer eligible women the option to give birth at home. Just over 2% of babies in Iceland are born at home – which is the highest rate in the Scandinavian countries [ 28 ]. These figures suggest a specific cultural bias towards physiological labor and birth.…”

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Preference for cesarean section in young nulligravid women in eight OECD countries and implications for reproductive health education

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BackgroundEfforts to reduce unnecessary Cesarean sections (CS) in high and middle income countries have focused on changing hospital cultures and policies, care provider attitudes and behaviors, and increasing women’s knowledge about the benefits of vaginal birth. These strategies have been largely ineffective. Despite evidence that women have well-developed preferences for mode of delivery prior to conceiving their first child, few studies and no interventions have targeted the next generation of maternity care consumers. The objectives of the study were to identify how many women prefer Cesarean section in a hypothetical healthy pregnancy, why they prefer CS and whether women report knowledge gaps about pregnancy and childbirth that can inform educational interventions.MethodsData was collected via an online survey at colleges and universities in 8 OECD countries (Australia, Canada, Chile, England, Germany, Iceland, New Zealand, United States) in 2014/2015. Childless young men and women between 18 and 40 years of age who planned to have at least one child in the future were eligible to participate. The current analysis is focused on the attitudes of women (n = 3616); rates of CS preference across countries are compared, using a standardized cohort of women aged 18–25 years, who were born in the survey country and did not study health sciences (n = 1390).ResultsOne in ten young women in our study preferred CS, ranging from 7.6% in Iceland to 18.4% in Australia. Fear of uncontrollable labor pain and fear of physical damage were primary reasons for preferring a CS. Both fear of childbirth and preferences for CS declined as the level of confidence in women’s knowledge of pregnancy and birth increased.ConclusionEducation sessions delivered online, through social media, and face-to-face using drama and stories told by peers (young women who have recently had babies) or celebrities could be designed to maximize young women’s capacity to understand the physiology of labor and birth, and the range of methods available to support them in coping with labor pain and to minimize invasive procedures, therefore reducing fear of pain, bodily damage, and loss of control. The most efficacious designs and content for such education for young women and girls remains to be tested in future studies.

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Preference for cesarean section in young nulligravid women in eight OECD countries and implications for reproductive health education

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“…The plethora of qualitative research in this area has returned a wide range of results. Beliefs about childbirth, level of education, socioeconomic background, the media discourse, women's partners, fear of intrapartum transfer, previous birth experiences, the midwife's philosophy, a woman's "sense of coherence", and her cultural norms all contribute to their place-for-birthing choices (Barber, Rogers, & Marsh, 2006;Bedwell, Houghton, Richens, & Lavender, 2011;Coxon, Sandall, & Fulop, 2015;Gottfredsdóttir, Magnúsdóttir, & Hálfdánsdóttir, 2015;Grigg, Tracy, Schmied, Monk, & Tracy, 2015;Hildingsson, 2017;Steel, Adams, Frawley, Broom, & Sibbritt, 2015). The socio-demographic background often determines which birth options are available to women (Liamputtong, 2004;Zadoroznyj, 1999).…”

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Pasifika women's choice of birthplace

McAra‐Couper¹,

Farry²,

Marsters³

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“…Straight news reports are unlikely to allow for such elaborate coverage required for effective communication of MCH issues. Unfortunately, the typical newsroom routine favours the publication of straight news over detailed coverage of issues, as reporters are expected to submit regular stories from their beat irrespective of occurrence of news-worthy events (Fishman, 1980). The situation still applies in contemporary newsroom environment with greater pressure on newsmen now forced to produce more timely contents, with far limited resources.…”

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Framing of Maternal and Child Healthcare Issues in Nigerian Newspapers

Adeniran¹,

Kayode

Oso

2019

INTERC

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The mass media are important for wide dissemination of health information. The frame of reference adopted in the reportage of health issues tends to influence people’s perception towards health related issues. Studies examining framing of health issues have found the me- dia wanting in their reportage of health. This study extends the frontier of framing analysis of health coverage in the media by examining framing of maternal and child healthcare (MCH) issues in Nigerian newspapers. Using the content analyses method, two categories of frames – public health frame, and coping versus alarm message frame – were examined in the study. Four national newspapers were purposively sampled over a 12-month period resulting in the analysis of 1,235 MCH-related editorial items. The study found minimal adoption of public health frame with only 12% adoption rate, and dominant adoption of coping frame over alarm frame with rare combination of both. The findings reflect the implication of greater reliance on official sources for health stories in the media, resulting in lack of context in reported stories to aid proper understanding of issues. The study calls for better framing of health related issues in the media to generate appropriate attention to possibly drive development in the health sector.

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Home birth constructed as a safe choice in Iceland: A content analysis on Icelandic media

Cited by 10 publications

References 19 publications

Preference for cesarean section in young nulligravid women in eight OECD countries and implications for reproductive health education

Preference for cesarean section in young nulligravid women in eight OECD countries and implications for reproductive health education

Pasifika women's choice of birthplace

Framing of Maternal and Child Healthcare Issues in Nigerian Newspapers

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