Motivations and influences acting on women choosing a homebirth: Seeking a ‘cwtch’ birth setting.
In: British Journal of Midwifery, Jg. 25 (2017), Heft 1, S. 10-16
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The opportunity to have a homebirth in the UK is highly regarded by both women and midwives. However, few women avail themselves of this birth option. Appreciating the multifarious explanations for why this is the case is fundamental to understanding the situation. Factors that motivate women surrounding homebirth include: past experience; beliefs about childbirth and motherhood; and external and interpersonal influences. This article reviews the influences that affect women when deciding on a homebirth. The authors support the idea that fundamental drivers operate; essentially, women are seeking places of emotional and physical safety for birth. This phenomenon is difficult to encapsulate in one English word, but other languages express this concept well. We borrow a popularised word (used as a noun and verb) from the Welsh lexicon to summarise ideas about women’s desires regarding place of birth: in effect, women are seeking a cwtch birth setting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Motivations and influences acting on women choosing a homebirth: Seeking a ‘cwtch’ birth setting.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Meredith, Dawn ; Hugill, Kevin |
Zeitschrift: | British Journal of Midwifery, Jg. 25 (2017), Heft 1, S. 10-16 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2017 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0969-4900 (print) |
DOI: | 10.12968/bjom.2017.25.1.10 |
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