V. problem presentation and advice-giving on a home birth helpline

Shaw, R. and Kitzinger, C. (2007) V. problem presentation and advice-giving on a home birth helpline. Feminism and Psychology, 17(2), pp. 203-213. (doi: 10.1177/0959353507076553)

Abstract

The rate of home births in the UK is very low (around 2%) and many women who would like to give birth at home find it impossible to get midwifery cover or are advised of medical contraindications. The Home Birth Helpline offers support and expertise for women in this situation. Based on the analysis of 80 recorded calls, this article uses conversation analysis (CA) to explore how callers present their reason for calling the helpline, and what this shows about the culturally shared medicalized culture of birth. This research is an example of feminist CA in that it contributes both to the study of childbirth as a key women's health issue and to the study of helpline interaction from a conversation analytic perspective

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Shaw, Dr Rebecca
• Authors: Shaw, R., and Kitzinger, C.
• Subjects: R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine; R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences
• Journal Name: Feminism and Psychology
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• ISSN: 0959-3535
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2007 SAGE Publications
• First Published: First published in Feminism and Psychology 17(2):203-213
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher