Home birth constructed as a safe choice in Iceland: A content analysis on Icelandic media

Home birth constructed as a safe choice in Iceland: A content analysis on Icelandic media

Highlights • The first study on a media presentation of planned home birth in Iceland. • Close to full coverage of all published articles around home birth in the Icelandic media over 20 years. • The analysis adds to the understanding of how the public media can contribute to the development of home...

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Published in:Sexual & reproductive healthcare Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. 138 - 144
Main Authors: Gottfredsdottir, Helga, Magnúsdóttir, Herdís, Hálfdánsdóttir, Berglind
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Netherlands 01-10-2015
Subjects:
Choice Behavior
Female
Home Childbirth - psychology
Humans
Iceland
Internal Medicine
Medicalization
Midwifery
Newspapers as Topic
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pregnancy
Professional-Patient Relations
Safety
Midwifery
Public media
Power relation
Planned home birth
Iceland
Content analysis
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Summary:Highlights • The first study on a media presentation of planned home birth in Iceland. • Close to full coverage of all published articles around home birth in the Icelandic media over 20 years. • The analysis adds to the understanding of how the public media can contribute to the development of home birth. • The main emphasis is on the concepts of choice and safety which are interpreted differently among doctors, midwives & women.
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ISSN:1877-5756
1877-5764
DOI:10.1016/j.srhc.2015.05.004