First-time mothers' experiences of childbirth in Western Canada : appropriating medical events as social events

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dc.contributor.authorPerrotta, Arielle E.
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorFerzacca, Steven
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-15T21:18:46Z
dc.date.available2016-01-15T21:18:46Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines women’s experiences of childbirth, specifically their interactions with healthcare practitioners and technology use during labour and delivery. I refer to the evolving history of childbirth in order to understand the historical context of birth and how contemporary women respond to the current normative practices involved with childbirth. In the analysis of interviews with nine first-time mothers, who had vaginal births, within eight months of the interview in Southern Alberta, I draw attention to the actualities of the women’s experiences and perceptions of childbirth and technology use. There are three primary findings presented in this research. They include how women construct their authentic and original self through their own unique experiences; women’s medical appropriations; and lastly, how women create a social space within the hospital through their interactions with their labour support members. Women’s perspectives show various moments of negotiating their power and agency when resisting certain medical standards.en_US
dc.embargoNoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3863
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0453en_US
dc.proquest.subject0339en_US
dc.proquest.subject0566en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Women and Gender Studiesen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Women and Gender Studiesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectmedical appropriationen_US
dc.subjectmotherhooden_US
dc.subjectchildbirthen_US
dc.subjectsocial aspects of birthen_US
dc.subjecttechnology use during birthen_US
dc.titleFirst-time mothers' experiences of childbirth in Western Canada : appropriating medical events as social eventsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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