Considerations for a Prenatal Detection Tool for Vulnerable Pregnant Women: (Dissonant) Voices of Social Workers and Midwives

A crucial starting question was what vulnerability means in pregnancy. Because the literature is inconclusive, we asked experts in the field about the concept of vulnerability in pregnancy and the operational possibilities of using a detection tool by midwives. According to some, it refers to the ex...

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Published inMidwifery today (Eugene, Or.) no. 132; pp. 34 - 39
Main Author Vanceulebroeck, Valérie
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Eugene Midwifery Today, Inc 01.12.2019
Subjects
Drug abuse
Employees
Focus groups
Midwifery
Poverty
Pregnancy
Prenatal care
Qualitative research
Risk factors
Social work
Social workers
Womens health
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Summary:A crucial starting question was what vulnerability means in pregnancy. Because the literature is inconclusive, we asked experts in the field about the concept of vulnerability in pregnancy and the operational possibilities of using a detection tool by midwives. According to some, it refers to the exclusion from social institutions (see, e.g., Vettenburg 1989), while others point to a precarious balance between risk factors and resources (see, e.g., De Groot et al. 2016). (Poverty Organization, interview 2) Although vulnerability cannot always be traced back to financial poverty, several interviewees indicated that the lack of financial resources remains a major obstacle in the access to health care. (Focus group midwives, midwife 3) In addition, the absence of a supportive social network and the associated absence of a "frame of reference" on maternity is referred to as a risk factor.
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ISSN:1551-8892