Qualitative Research in Midwifery and Childbirth: Phenomenological Approaches

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Synopsis
Qualitative research, particularly phenomenology, is increasingly popular as a method for midwifery and health-related research. These approaches enable rich and detailed explanations to be uncovered and bring experience to life. Important recommendations and practice- based implications may then be raised and debated for future use. This book brings together a range of phenomenological methods and insights into one accessible text. Illustrated with plenty of examples of successful phenomenological research, Qualitative Research in Midwifery and Childbirth keeps the focus applied to midwifery and childbirth and makes clear the links to practice throughout. The book introduces three key phenomenological approaches – descriptive, interpretive and the life world – and includes a comparative chapter which discusses the differences between these varied perspectives and methods. Each chapter focuses on how these approaches are used within midwifery research. The remaining chapters present a number of different research projects. These demonstrate how different phenomenological approaches have been used to explore and uncover experiences of childbirth and maternity as well as offering important insights into how women experience different facets of the birth experience during the antenatal, intra-partum and postnatal period. Designed for researchers and students undertaking research projects on midwifery and childbirth, this text includes contributions from a range of international and highly regarded phenomenological authors and researchers.
Copyright:
2011

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781136724855
Related ISBNs:
9780203816820, 9780415575027, 9780415575027, 9780415575010, 9780415575010
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
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Copyrighted By:
Gill Thomson, Fiona Dykes and Soo Downe
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Parenting and Family, Social Studies, Medicine
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Gill Thomson
Edited by:
Fiona Dykes
Edited by:
Soo Downe

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