Body hair and booty calls: Conceptualising ‘empowered-ness’ in travel and tourism for solo female vanlifers

Annals of Tourism Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 111, P. 103905 - 103905

Published: Feb. 2, 2025

Language: Английский

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The Association Between Women's Perception of Birth During the Pandemic, Companion of Choice and Support From Health Professionals: A Cross‐Sectional Study in 20 Countries in the WHO European Region

Birth, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 4, 2025

Mitigation measures implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic led significant changes maternity care across Europe, including restrictions on companions during labor and birth. This cross-sectional study explores association between presence of a companion choice positive perception birth experience. Additionally, it health professionals' attention, assistance, availability We utilized structured, validated online questionnaire, available 25 languages, assess quality maternal from women's perspectives. conducted logistic regression explore associations variables related choice, availability, perceptions birth, when controlled for confounders, mode medical interventions. Responses 48,039 women 20 countries WHO European Region were included. Always having (aOR: 2.11) always receiving adequate professionals (assistance aOR: 2.12, attention 36.64, 2.12) associated with perception. Instrumental births 0.76), episiotomies 0.74), fundal pressure 0.52), cesarean (planned 0.80, unplanned prelabor 0.60, in-labor 0.52) less perceptions. highlights critical role chosen promoting perceptions, even times crisis such as pandemic. Ensuring comprehensive professional support is crucial delivering high-quality, respectful care.

Language: Английский

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The time of motherhood in a time of crisis: a longitudinal qualitative study

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 17

Published: Aug. 2, 2023

ABSTRACTAims/Background The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health women in perinatal period has been widely shown literature. Although longitudinal quantitative studies investigated long-term effects both and children's health, no qualitative study can be found within aimed at an in-depth exploration trajectories, from pregnancy to postpartum, lived by through waves Italy.Design/Methods As a method, approach Longitudinal Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was used. A total 14 were interviewed for first time during (March-May 2021/second wave spread). Among total, 8 completed second interview, one year later, postpartum 2022/end public emergency) included analysis.Results Three superordinated themes emerged: (1) Maternal functions pandemic; (2) 'Care' needs maternal services; (3) Unspeakable: obstetric violence gender inequality working field. Themes organised considering women's experience, showing continuity discontinuity paths overtime.Conclusion Women their felt like 'living incubators', isolated invested individual social responsibilities 'caring'.The confirms need re-centre care services' praxis as act collective repair against consequences trauma pandemic.KEYWORDS: pregnancypostpartum periodCOVID-19womenlongitudinal studymotherhood AcknowledgmentsThe authors thank who participated study.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict interest reported author(s).

Language: Английский

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Motherhood, role conflict, and identity: South African mothers’ experiences amid a pandemic

Journal of Family Studies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 30(4), P. 656 - 680

Published: Jan. 25, 2024

This qualitative study aimed to explore and describe the role conflict that working South African mothers experienced during COVID-19 pandemic in relation their maternal work roles examine mothers' descriptions experiences of individual identities. The phenomenon work-life is not new; however, provided new research opportunities since lockdown restrictions created unprecedented living circumstances within home environment. Work-life was explored context motherhood its subsequent fulfilment, gaining a deeper understanding experience integration

Language: Английский

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Factors associated with negative birth experience in Peruvian Quechua‐speaking indigenous women in a context of contagion due to COVID‐19

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 164(2), P. 633 - 640

Published: Nov. 3, 2023

Language: Английский

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