The Use of Ethnography in Maternity Care.

Coates, D; Catling, C

The Use of Ethnography in Maternity Care.

Coates, D

Catling, C

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Publisher:: SAGE Publications
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Global Qualitative Nursing Research, 2021, 8, pp. 1-14
Issue Date:: 2021-01

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dc.contributor.author	Coates, D https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4463-7615
dc.contributor.author	Catling, C https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7352-2879
dc.date.accessioned	2021-11-16T03:11:51Z
dc.date.available	2021-06-07
dc.date.available	2021-11-16T03:11:51Z
dc.date.issued	2021-01
dc.identifier.citation	Global Qualitative Nursing Research, 2021, 8, pp. 1-14
dc.identifier.issn	2333-3936
dc.identifier.issn	2333-3936
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/151610
dc.description.abstract	While the value of ethnography in health research is recognized, the extent to which it is used is unclear. The aim of this review was to map the use of ethnography in maternity care, and identify the extent to which the key principles of ethnographies were used or reported. We systematically searched the literature over a 10-year period. Following exclusions we analyzed 39 studies. Results showed the level of detail between studies varied greatly, highlighting the inconsistencies, and poor reporting of ethnographies in maternity care. Over half provided no justification as to why ethnography was used. Only one study described the ethnographic approach used in detail, and covered the key features of ethnography. Only three studies made reference to the underpinning theoretical framework of ethnography as seeking to understand and capture social meanings. There is a need to develop reporting guidelines to guide researchers undertaking and reporting on ethnographic research.
dc.format	Electronic-eCollection
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	SAGE Publications
dc.relation.ispartof	Global Qualitative Nursing Research
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/23333936211028187
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.title	The Use of Ethnography in Maternity Care.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	8
utslib.location.activity	United States
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Midwifery
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dc.date.updated	2021-11-16T03:11:50Z
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Abstract:

While the value of ethnography in health research is recognized, the extent to which it is used is unclear. The aim of this review was to map the use of ethnography in maternity care, and identify the extent to which the key principles of ethnographies were used or reported. We systematically searched the literature over a 10-year period. Following exclusions we analyzed 39 studies. Results showed the level of detail between studies varied greatly, highlighting the inconsistencies, and poor reporting of ethnographies in maternity care. Over half provided no justification as to why ethnography was used. Only one study described the ethnographic approach used in detail, and covered the key features of ethnography. Only three studies made reference to the underpinning theoretical framework of ethnography as seeking to understand and capture social meanings. There is a need to develop reporting guidelines to guide researchers undertaking and reporting on ethnographic research.

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