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Helping or Heightening Vulnerability? Midwives as Arbiters of Risk for Women Experiencing Self-Directed Violence in Urban Sri Lanka.
Palfreyman, Alexis.
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  • Palfreyman A; 1 London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom.
Qual Health Res ; 29(10): 1383-1394, 2019 08.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30541382
The response of midwives to women engaging in self-directed violence (SDV) may affect women's care and outcomes. The author explored midwives' understanding of SDV through semi-structured focus groups and in-depth interviews with 11 Public Health Midwives in urban Sri Lanka. Thematic analysis identified four key themes: (a) perceived dimensions of women's risk and vulnerability to SDV, (b) midwives as arbiters of risk, (c) representations of women engaging in SDV, and (d) midwives' perceived capacity to respond. Given their proximity to communities, trustworthiness as sites of disclosure, and respectability as women and guardians of ideal womanhood in Sri Lankan society, midwives occupy a powerful position in the health system through which to alleviate or reinforce women's risk to SDV. Yet, investment in developing their skills and role to respond to the growing phenomenon of SDV among women in Sri Lanka must consider the context within which midwives assess and select their responses.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Comportamento Autodestrutivo / Prevenção do Suicídio / Tocologia Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Qual Health Res Assunto da revista: ENFERMAGEM / PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Reino Unido

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Comportamento Autodestrutivo / Prevenção do Suicídio / Tocologia Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Qual Health Res Assunto da revista: ENFERMAGEM / PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Reino Unido