I know of one article... that I just remember reading... it is in one of the
issues beside volume 19 (or else in volume 19) of the journal called BIRTH.
I didn't reference it because i was writing a paper on something else at the
time, but i never forgot the article... The name will tell you what it is
about - I think there are a series of stories about how doctors can be very
unfeeling about what it means for a woman.
Also... there is a master's thesis written by one of Dra. Maria Modena's
(medical anthropologist, CIESAS, Mexico) students called "Flojita, Flojita"
- (relax, relax - rough translation - it means more like 'be a little
relaxed one' in an intimate voice - if used by someone in authority it is
very paternalistic), and is more generally about dr/patient interaction
during birth in a clinic - with a good portion on the vaginal exams. I have
a copy of it - but it might be hard to get it to you. I do have a friend
from Hong Kong here - she is the wife of one of the directors of a
maquiladora called "Monty" - I don't know if she would know someone going
over there who could carry it for you. (I translated for her childbirth
education classes). Do you want cross cultural information?
I would also be glad to share with you some of the comments that have come
up in my qualitative open-ended interviews when women are talking about
their cesareans - I have the material coded in ATLAS/ti and have called the
codes 'tacto/valoracion/reconocer' - which are terms for the vaginal exam,
and also have coded some of them as 'verguenza' (shame) because of how the
women talk about it. Information about dilation and how far along you are
at what point is common knowledge about birth here - the medical terminology
is generalized into birth/cesarean stories. Do you find that true in Hong
Kong? I want to ask that question to the listserv.
I would like to hear more about your research when you are ready (I know how
long it takes to do qualitative research and I can be patient - the results
will be worth it).
marcia good maust
At 10:17 PM 9/27/1999 +0800, you wrote:
>To all,
>I am midwife in Hong Kong. I am now conducting a qualitative research
concerning exploring women's feeling on vaginal examination when they are in
labour. Does anybody know about this kind of information please share with
me. Thank You.
>Chit-Ying Lai
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