Nové trendy v českém porodnictví a sociální nerovnosti mezi rodičkami

• Authors: Hresanova E. , Hasmanova-Marhankova J.

Title variants

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NEW TRENDS IN THE CZECH BIRTHING SYSTEM AND EMERGING SOCIAL INEQUALITIES AMONG BIRTHING WOMEN

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article looks at the changes in the Czech birthing system that have occurred as market conditions have come to be introduced into the health-care system. Drawing on the results of an ethnographic study carried out at two Czech maternity hospitals, the authors highlight the relevance of two concepts: consumerism and the commercialisation of birth care. These complex processes have a significant impact on the character of the Czech birthing system, but they have also contributed to the re-emergence of social inequalities in the maternity hospitals observed in the study. The findings from the study confirmed the association between the socio-economic status of mothers and how a woman relates to consumerism, which in turn influences how a woman approaches childbirth. The study also revealed that maternity hospital staff draw a connection between the socio-economic status of birthing women and the course and outcome of childbirth. However, according to these 'native' interpretations, women with a higher socio-economic background, who tend to exhibit stronger inclinations towards consumerism, have 'more difficult' births with more complications.

Keywords

EN

CONSUMERISM; ETHNOGRAPHY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COMMERCIALISATION; MATERNITY AND BIRTH CARE; SOCIAL INEQUALITIES IN HEALTH

Discipline

• SOCIOLOGY: SOCIOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Sociologický časopis. Czech Sociological Review
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 44
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 87-111
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Hresanova E.

author

Hasmanova-Marhankova J.

• E. Hresanova, Katedra sociologie, Filozoficka fakulta Zapadoceske univerzity v Plzni, Sedlackova 15, 306 14 Plzen, Czech Republic;

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08CZAAAA04648902