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Losing the plot: narrative construction and longitudinal childbirth research.

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  • 1Center for Family and Household Research, Oxford Brookes University.

Qualitative Health Research
|August 18, 2000
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Narrative theories offer insights into how women experience childbirth and motherhood. Understanding public and personal stories helps navigate this significant life transition.

Area of Science:

  • Sociology of Health
  • Medical Anthropology
  • Reproductive Health Studies

Background:

  • Childbearing and becoming a mother are significant biographical and public events.
  • Medicalization frames childbirth within an illness model, impacting women's experiences.
  • Public and lay narratives surrounding childbirth can create confusion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the significance of narrative theories in understanding childbearing.
  • To analyze how medicalization influences women's experiences and sense-making of childbirth.
  • To examine the interplay of public and personal narratives during this transition.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative analysis of narratives surrounding childbirth.
  • Exploration of theoretical frameworks in narrative studies.

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  • Examination of the social and cultural contexts of childbearing narratives.

    • Main Results:

    • Narrative theories illuminate the subjective experience of childbirth.
    • Medicalization can lead to women constructing personal counternarratives.
    • The management of narratives is crucial in the childbearing process.

    Conclusions:

    • Narrative approaches are valuable for studying childbearing and motherhood.
    • Understanding narrative construction aids in supporting women through childbirth.
    • Addressing the impact of medicalization on women's stories is essential.