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Transcutaneous Microcirculatory Imaging in Preterm Neonates

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Published on: December 31, 2015

Using video in childbirth research.

J Davis Harte¹, Caroline Se Homer¹, Athena Sheehan¹

¹University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.

|July 26, 2015

Summary

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Ethics review boards struggled to approve video-ethnographic research in birth settings, viewing it through a traditional lens. This overly protective approach hindered the study

Keywords:

Australian ethical process birth unit design childbirth ethical approval challenges midwifery video-ethnography women’s experiences of labour and birth

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Area of Science:

Qualitative Health Research
Medical Ethics
Sociology of Health

Background:

Ethical review boards face challenges in approving video-research in birth settings.
Traditional views of research can impede the ethical approval of ethnographic studies.
Ethics committees may not fully grasp the nuances of childbirth research.

Purpose of the Study:

To understand the ethical approval process for video-ethnographic research in childbirth settings.
To document the perceived risks and benefits associated with such research.
To explore how ethical considerations impact participant autonomy.

Main Methods:

An Australian ethnographic study (Birth Unit Design project, 2012) utilized video recording.
Filmed participants (women, midwives, supporters) during labor and interviewed them later.
Navigated a protracted ethical approval process with an Australian Health Research Ethics Committee.

Main Results:

The ethics committee exhibited a poor understanding of video-ethnographic research methods.
A paternalistic approach to participant protection was perceived, conflicting with study aims.
The committee's view was influenced by traditional scientific experiment paradigms and litigation concerns.

Conclusions:

The ethical approval process was overly burdensome and contrary to participant wishes.
This restrictive approach limited the study's potential to improve maternal and infant care.
Recommendations are provided for improving ethical review of qualitative childbirth research.