Abstract
Pregnancy and childbirth in every society reflect societal values. During the last century (in Slovenia after World War II), medicine, medical interventions, and medical technology became indispensable elements of societal control over these otherwise natural phenomena. Based on Conrad and Schneiders' sequential model of medicalization, we can confirm that in Slovenia both pregnancy and childbirth are medicalized. This raises three questions that need to be answered: how do women experience and accept medicalization through their own pregnancy and birth experiences and what is their relationship towards natural childbirth; how do medical staff working in obstetrics clinics perceive and experience the medicalization of pregnancy and childbirth and what is their attitude to natural childbirth; what is the extent of the medicalization of childbirth in Slovenia in comparison with other countries.
Sigma Membership
Upsilon Xi at-Large
Type
Report
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Phenomenology
Research Approach
Mixed/Multi Method Research
Keywords:
Medicalization, Medicine, Obstetrics, Midwifery, Women's Health, Pregnancy, Childbirth, Social Sciences
Recommended Citation
Prosen, Mirko, "The social construction of medicalization of pregnancy and childbirth" (2015). Sigma Foundation for Nursing Research Grant Reports. 67.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/grant_reports/67
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Review Type
None: Sigma Grant Recipient Report
Acquisition
Self-submission
Date of Issue
2015-10-22
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Description
Mirko Prosen was the recipient of a Sigma Foundation for Nursing Research Grant.