Related Experiment Video
Updated: Nov 18, 2025
A Novel Method for Involving Women of Color at High Risk for Preterm Birth in Research Priority Setting
Published on: January 12, 2018
Deciding on Home Birth
Objective:
To explore the decision-making processes of women who planned home births and to generate an emerging theoretical description of these processes.
Design:
Qualitative descriptive study using grounded theory.
Setting:
A certified nurse-midwifery home birth practice in a midsized city in the United States.
Participants:
Eleven adult women who planned home births with certified nurse-midwives.
Methods:
We conducted semistructured, in-depth interviews with participants to discuss their decision-making processes regarding planning for their home births. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. We used open, selective, and theoretical coding and constant comparison to analyze the data.
Results:
The core category in the decision-making process regarding home birth was Claiming Maternal Space. The three main themes under this core category were Awareness of home birth, Movement from conventional perinatal care, and Shelter Building for labor and birth.
Conclusion:
Our results suggest that women who plan home births greatly value agency during perinatal care. The core category Claiming Maternal Space represented how participants solved the problem of decreased agency in conventional perinatal care. Further research is needed to validate the emerging theoretical description and explore the association between agency and perinatal outcomes.
Related Concept Videos
01:30Ethical Dilemmas II
01:14Decision Making: Traditional Method
First, a specific claim about the population parameter is decided based on the research question and is stated in a simple form. Further, an opposing statement to this claim is also stated. These statements can act as null and alternative hypotheses, out of which a null hypothesis would be a...
01:17Ethical Dilemmas I
Let us explore some examples to understand the potentially complex moral decisions nurses face.
Take the case of caring for minors, particularly in areas related to reproductive...
01:27Ethical Issues
Ethical Concerns in Healthcare:
01:29Documentation in Long-Term and Home Healthcare Setting
Long-Term Care Facilities
01:09Decision Making: P-value Method
First, a specific claim about the population parameter is proposed. The claim is based on the research question and is stated in a simple form. Further, an opposing statement to the claim is also stated. These statements can act as null and alternative hypotheses: a null hypothesis would be a neutral statement while the alternative hypothesis can...