From changing childbirth to better births: a critical discourse analysis of maternity policies in the NHS
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Parsons, R. 2024. From changing childbirth to better births: a critical discourse analysis of maternity policies in the NHS. 2024 Middlesex University Research Student Summer Conference. Middlesex University 03 - 04 Jul 2024
Title | From changing childbirth to better births: a critical discourse analysis of maternity policies in the NHS |
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Authors | Parsons, R. |
Abstract | Recent high-profile investigations into maternity care, by Ockendon (2022) and Kirkup (2023) have highlighted the concerns with the quality of maternity care in the NHS. The role of midwives is not immune from this and the wider discourse that now surrounds practice suggests that change is needed. However, missing from the wider debate about midwives is a discussion of how the midwifery profession is constructed. This paper uses a Policy-as-discourse stance to analyse how the role of the midwife is brought into being through policy discourse. ‘Policy documents’ were defined as written proposals emanating from the Department of Health or the NHS Executive which have had a significant impact on the development of midwifery practice in the UK. To identify documents for the discourse analysis selection criteria were that the policies appeared to have been implemented in the NHS, been publicly available since 1992 and focus on midwifery services and midwives. |
Keywords | Midwifery; identity; discourse; policy; profession |
Sustainable Development Goals | 3 Good health and well-being |
Middlesex University Theme | Health & Wellbeing |
Conference | 2024 Middlesex University Research Student Summer Conference |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 09 Jun 2024 |
Completed | 03 Jul 2024 |
Deposited | 13 Aug 2024 |
Output status | Published |
https://repository.mdx.ac.uk/item/15z11x
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