"Is it realistic?" the portrayal of pregnancy and childbirth in the media. Issue 1 (December 2016)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- "Is it realistic?" the portrayal of pregnancy and childbirth in the media. Issue 1 (December 2016)
- Main Title:
- "Is it realistic?" the portrayal of pregnancy and childbirth in the media
- Authors:
- Luce, Ann
Cash, Marilyn
Hundley, Vanora
Cheyne, Helen
van Teijlingen, Edwin
Angell, Catherine - Abstract:
- Abstract Background Considerable debate surrounds the influence media have on first-time pregnant women. Much of the academic literature discusses the influence of (reality) television, which often portrays birth as risky, dramatic and painful and there is evidence that this has a negative effect on childbirth in society, through the increasing anticipation of negative outcomes. It is suggested that women seek out such programmes to help understand what could happen during the birth because there is a cultural void. However the impact that has on normal birth has not been explored. Methods A scoping review relating to the representation of childbirth in the mass media, particularly on television. Results Three key themes emerged: (a) medicalisation of childbirth; (b) women using media to learn about childbirth; and (c) birth as a missing everyday life event. Conclusion Media appear to influence how women engage with childbirth. The dramatic television portrayal of birth may perpetuate the medicalisation of childbirth, and last, but not least, portrayals of normal birth are often missing in the popular media. Hence midwives need to engage with television producers to improve the representation of midwifery and maternity in the media.
- Is Part Of:
- BMC pregnancy and childbirth. Volume 16:Issue 1(2016)
- Journal:
- BMC pregnancy and childbirth
- Issue:
- Volume 16:Issue 1(2016)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 16, Issue 1 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 16
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0016-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 1
- Page End:
- 10
- Publication Date:
- 2016-12
- Subjects:
- Medical model -- Reality television -- Labour -- Medicalization -- Midwifery
Pregnancy -- Periodicals
Childbirth -- Periodicals
Obstetrics -- Periodicals
618.2005 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcpregnancychildbirth/ ↗
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/tocrender.fcgi?journal=61 ↗
http://link.springer.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1186/s12884-016-0827-x ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1471-2393
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