Medical risk: Implicating poor pregnant women

Radical contextualization: contributions to an anthropology of racial/ethnic health disparities

“…The same hegemony is found in the construction of 'risk groups' in public health literature in which groups of people, often political, economic or racial/ethnic 'minorities', are stigmatized and distanced from the 'normal' 'general public' (Kane, 1993;Glick Schiller et al, 1994;Handwerker, 1994;Abrums, 2000). Stephanie Kane's and Nina Glick Schiller's studies of HIV 'risk group' research highlight the inaccuracy of oversimplified notions of culture in HIV/AIDS research.…”

Radical contextualization: contributions to an anthropology of racial/ethnic health disparities

“…The same hegemony is found in the construction of 'risk groups' in public health literature in which groups of people, often political, economic or racial/ethnic 'minorities', are stigmatized and distanced from the 'normal' 'general public' (Kane, 1993;Glick Schiller et al, 1994;Handwerker, 1994;Abrums, 2000). Stephanie Kane's and Nina Glick Schiller's studies of HIV 'risk group' research highlight the inaccuracy of oversimplified notions of culture in HIV/AIDS research.…”

The role of risk theory in rural maternity services planning

“…MacKenzie and Teijlingen critically analyze the preoccupation with risk 7 , MacDorman and Singh examine maternity risks in relation to midwifery models 31 and Leonard and colleagues examine the link between medical risk factors and social risk factors 32 . Handwerker examines the relationship between poverty and the label 'high risk', how this relationship intersects with litigation and how these intersections affect care-seeking behavior 33 .…”

Risk Assessment and Risk Distortion: Finding the Balance

“…In other reports, women labeled high risk after being hospitalized in pregnancy have less positive expectations of birth, 49 and those deemed at high risk of premature labor and enrolled in home uterine‐activity monitoring programs have more stress and more negative emotions 50 . Handwerker 51 suggested that when women with nonmodifiable demographic factors such as advanced maternal age or low socioeconomic status are labeled as high risk, we somehow hold them accountable for adverse outcomes and may increase their feelings of anxiety and guilt.…”

Radical contextualization: contributions to an anthropology of racial/ethnic health disparities

“…The same hegemony is found in the construction of 'risk groups' in public health literature in which groups of people, often political, economic or racial/ethnic 'minorities', are stigmatized and distanced from the 'normal' 'general public' (Kane, 1993;Glick Schiller et al, 1994;Handwerker, 1994;Abrums, 2000). Stephanie Kane's and Nina Glick Schiller's studies of HIV 'risk group' research highlight the inaccuracy of oversimplified notions of culture in HIV/AIDS research.…”

The role of risk theory in rural maternity services planning

“…MacKenzie and Teijlingen critically analyze the preoccupation with risk 7 , MacDorman and Singh examine maternity risks in relation to midwifery models 31 and Leonard and colleagues examine the link between medical risk factors and social risk factors 32 . Handwerker examines the relationship between poverty and the label 'high risk', how this relationship intersects with litigation and how these intersections affect care-seeking behavior 33 .…”

Risk Assessment and Risk Distortion: Finding the Balance

“…In other reports, women labeled high risk after being hospitalized in pregnancy have less positive expectations of birth, 49 and those deemed at high risk of premature labor and enrolled in home uterine‐activity monitoring programs have more stress and more negative emotions 50 . Handwerker 51 suggested that when women with nonmodifiable demographic factors such as advanced maternal age or low socioeconomic status are labeled as high risk, we somehow hold them accountable for adverse outcomes and may increase their feelings of anxiety and guilt.…”

Radical contextualization: contributions to an anthropology of racial/ethnic health disparities

“…The same hegemony is found in the construction of 'risk groups' in public health literature in which groups of people, often political, economic or racial/ethnic 'minorities', are stigmatized and distanced from the 'normal' 'general public' (Kane, 1993;Glick Schiller et al, 1994;Handwerker, 1994;Abrums, 2000). Stephanie Kane's and Nina Glick Schiller's studies of HIV 'risk group' research highlight the inaccuracy of oversimplified notions of culture in HIV/AIDS research.…”

The role of risk theory in rural maternity services planning

“…MacKenzie and Teijlingen critically analyze the preoccupation with risk 7 , MacDorman and Singh examine maternity risks in relation to midwifery models 31 and Leonard and colleagues examine the link between medical risk factors and social risk factors 32 . Handwerker examines the relationship between poverty and the label 'high risk', how this relationship intersects with litigation and how these intersections affect care-seeking behavior 33 .…”

Risk Assessment and Risk Distortion: Finding the Balance

“…In other reports, women labeled high risk after being hospitalized in pregnancy have less positive expectations of birth, 49 and those deemed at high risk of premature labor and enrolled in home uterine‐activity monitoring programs have more stress and more negative emotions 50 . Handwerker 51 suggested that when women with nonmodifiable demographic factors such as advanced maternal age or low socioeconomic status are labeled as high risk, we somehow hold them accountable for adverse outcomes and may increase their feelings of anxiety and guilt.…”