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Perinatal mortality: the current debate.

J Russell

    Sociology of Health & Illness
    |October 8, 1982
    PubMed
    Summary
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    This study examines perinatal health policy debates, revealing that ideological goals, such as reinforcing motherhood, often overshadow the stated need to reduce perinatal and neonatal mortality rates.

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    Area of Science:

    • Public Health
    • Sociology of Health
    • Health Policy Analysis

    Background:

    • Parliamentary 'Short Reports' on perinatal and neonatal mortality are central to current health policy debates.
    • Existing arguments, both official and popular, contain assumptions and contradictions regarding perinatal health.
    • Recent trends in perinatal health policy require critical examination.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To critically examine recent trends in perinatal health policy debate.
    • To offer a polemical explanation for these observed trends.
    • To analyze the underlying ideological drivers of social policy movements in perinatal health.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of the parliamentary 'Short Report' on perinatal and neonatal mortality.
    • Unravelling assumptions and contradictions in perinatal health arguments.

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  • Utilizing a framework from Lewis's analysis of Edwardian maternal and infant welfare policy.

    • Main Results:

    • Identified major concerns and contradictions within current perinatal health policy debates.
    • Highlighted the tendency for ideological objectives to supersede stated public health needs.
    • Demonstrated that the ideology of motherhood is a significant factor in policy discussions.

    Conclusions:

    • The ideological 'ends' of social policy, such as the ideology of motherhood, are crucial considerations.
    • These ideological drivers can take precedence over societal 'needs' like reducing perinatal mortality.
    • A deeper understanding of ideological underpinnings is necessary for effective perinatal health policy.