"It is better to treat a Vietnamese woman than a Czech": Strange interactions between healthcare professionals and women in the context of perinatal care

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F49777513%3A23330%2F19%3A43956393" target="_blank" >RIV/49777513:23330/19:43956393 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://kont.zsf.jcu.cz/pdfs/knt/2019/04/08.pdf" target="_blank" >https://kont.zsf.jcu.cz/pdfs/knt/2019/04/08.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.32725/kont.2019.041" target="_blank" >10.32725/kont.2019.041</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

"It is better to treat a Vietnamese woman than a Czech": Strange interactions between healthcare professionals and women in the context of perinatal care

Original language description

The periods of pregnancy, childbirth and becoming a mother are some of the most important moments in a woman&apos;s life - and they are usually experienced within a healthcare institution. However, contact with the healthcare system during these periods can bring a number of difficulties and barriers for women with other nationality than Czech and affect interactions between them and healthcare professionals. The aim of this text is to explain how the category &quot;foreigner&quot; is established, and what &quot;strangeness&quot; means for healthcare professionals in relation to women within the context of perinatal care. The qualitative research was focused on healthcare professionals&apos; experiences with women of different nationality. During the research, several in-depth interviews, non-participant observations and informal interviews were conducted. Healthcare professionals distinguish two categories of women who were not born in the Czech Republic - &quot;our foreigners&quot; and &quot;migrants&quot; - with regard to geographical and cultural proximity within their everyday practice. Foreign-born women are perceived by healthcare professionals as &quot;obedient&quot; patients who don&apos;t disrupt the routine of everyday medical practice. However, &quot;strangeness&quot; is not interpreted by healthcare professionals on the basis of a different nationality, but mainly due to problematic communication, non-cooperation, mistrust, and challenging women.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50401 - Sociology

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA16-10953S" target="_blank" >GA16-10953S: Migration and maternal health: pregnancy, birth and early parenting</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Kontakt

ISSN

1212-4117

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

21

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

380-387

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85084061564