Kitzinger2007d
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BibType | ARTICLE |
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Author(s) | Celia Kitzinger, Sheila Kitzinger |
Title | Birth trauma: Talking with women and the value of conversation analysis |
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Tag(s) | EMCA, Medical EMCA, Telephone, Helplines, Conversation Analysis, Birth |
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Year | 2007 |
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Journal | British Journal of Midwifery |
Volume | 15 |
Number | 5 |
Pages | 256–264 |
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DOI | 10.12968/bjom.2007.15.5.23397 |
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Abstract
The skills of talking with women who have had unhappy birth experiences rarely find a place in midwifery education. Nor is it apparent from the literature just what these skills are, or how they can be implemented in the moment-by-moment unfolding of an interaction. Yet this is a vital part of any relationship that offers continuous support to women through the transition tomotherhood. We have recorded more than 400 calls to the Birth Crisis help-line, and used conversation analysis to explore the skills deployed in these interactions. We show some examples from the calls and describe how we use our analyses as a basis for workshops with midwives and other caregivers.
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