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Body work in assisted conception: exploring public and private settings.

¹School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds.

Sociology of Health & Illness

|September 27, 2012

Summary

This study examines body work in assisted conception clinics, contrasting National Health Service (NHS) and private settings. It reveals differing approaches to patient care, highlighting justice ethics in NHS versus consumerism in private clinics.

Keywords:

assisted conception body work ethics marketisation practice

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Area of Science:

Sociology of health and illness
Medical sociology
Reproductive medicine

Background:

Recent sociological scholarship emphasizes 'body work' and emotional labor in healthcare.
Assisted conception services involve significant patient interaction with their bodies and healthcare professionals.
Understanding the social and emotional aspects of assisted conception is crucial for patient care and service delivery.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the social and emotional dimensions of body work within assisted conception.
To compare 'body work' practices in private fertility clinics versus National Health Service (NHS) settings.
To analyze how decisions regarding patient treatment are managed based on bodily attributes, costs, and clinic performance.

Main Methods:

Ethnographic study of assisted conception clinics.
Analysis of social and emotional aspects of 'body work'.
Examination of decision-making processes concerning patient treatment and clinic protocols.

Main Results:

NHS clinics employed 'body work' to standardize care within an ethics of justice, focusing on protocols, performance, and teamwork.
Private clinics utilized 'body work' centered on individual consumption, bespoke treatments, and critique of regulation, with overt emotional labor.
Tensions related to bodily attributes, costs, and consumer control influenced treatment decisions in both settings.

Conclusions:

The study highlights distinct approaches to assisted conception care, influenced by differing ethical frameworks (justice vs. consumerism).
Findings have implications for the sociology of body work, assisted conception studies, and the increasing marketization of medicine.
The analysis underscores the role of emotional labor and 'body work' in shaping patient experiences and healthcare delivery.