Reclaiming A Sacred Domain: An Ethnographic Study of Mormon Women Overcoming the Media-Supported Message of Acceptable Birth Practice Through Giving Birth at Home

Reclaiming A Sacred Domain: An Ethnographic Study of Mormon Women Overcoming the Media-Supported Message of Acceptable Birth Practice Through Giving Birth at Home

This study ethnographically explores the experiences of 30 American Mormon women who chose to give birth at home, a practice which differs from the culturally expected birth practice supported by most media birth scenes. The dominant birth practice among American Mormon women aligns with the biomedi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Witt, Celeste Elain
Format: Others
Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 2000
Subjects:
Childbirth at home
home birth
United States
Mormon women
Attitudes
Childbirth
Public opinion
Mass media
Influence
Mormon Studies
Women's Studies
Online Access:https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5223
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6222&context=etd

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https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5223
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6222&context=etd

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