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Video ethnography during and after caesarean sections: methodological challenges.

Jeni Stevens¹, Virginia Schmied¹, Elaine Burns¹

¹School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, Australia.

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|December 2, 2016

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Collecting video ethnographic data after caesarean sections presents challenges but yields rich insights into mother-baby interactions and hospital environments for improving care.

Keywords:

caesarean section ethics ethnography operating theatre skin-to-skin contact video ethnography

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Area of Science:

Medical Sociology
Qualitative Research Methods
Healthcare Ethnography

Background:

Video ethnography captures real-time interactions in natural settings.
It uncovers undocumented practices, revealing strengths and weaknesses in clinical settings.
This knowledge aids in translating evidence-based interventions into practice.

Purpose of the Study:

To detail the challenges encountered during video ethnographic data collection.
To outline strategies for successful data collection post-caesarean section.
To highlight the value of video ethnography in healthcare research.

Main Methods:

Employed a video ethnographic approach in a tertiary hospital in Sydney, Australia.
Observed mother-baby contact immediately following elective caesarean sections.
Collected data through video footage and field notes in operating theatres, recovery areas, and postnatal wards.

Main Results:

Key challenges included obtaining ethics approval and recruiting staff and pregnant women.
Navigating the dual role of 'fly on the wall' and 'insider' presented difficulties and advantages.
Despite obstacles, unique, otherwise unobtainable data were collected.

Conclusions:

Video ethnography provides exceptionally rich data on human-environment-equipment interactions.
Analysis of this data can inform improvements in hospital care delivery.
This method offers unique insights crucial for enhancing patient experiences and clinical practices.