Being a nursing teacher, woman and mother: showing the experience in the light of social phenomenology

The trajectory of this study was focused on understanding the experience of being a nursing teacher, woman and mother and reconciling work, motherhood and other daily activities. Participants were 11 women, mothers, teachers at higher education Institutions. Social Phenomenology was adopted for the analysis. The context of meanings was evidenced by categories: Difficulty in performing multiple activities; care of oneself and conciliation of social roles. Women give priority to being a mother, so that they have less time to take care of themselves. In spite of desiring to invest in teaching, they expect to have more time available to be in touch with their children and partner. This study showed that the professional and personal worlds need an interface, which allows for co-existence between the different roles women play in society.La trayectoria de este estudio se dirigió para la comprensión del ser docente de enfermería, mujer y madre, que debe conciliar la vida profesional, la maternidad y demás actividades de lo cotidiano. Participaron 11 mujeres, madres, y docentes de instituciones de enseñanza superior. Fue adoptada la Fenomenología Social para el análisis. El contexto de significados fue evidenciado a partir de las categorías: Dificultad en el desempeño de multiplicidad de actividades, Cuidado de sí misma, y Conciliación de los papeles sociales. Las mujeres le dan prioridad al ser madre, disponiendo de poco tiempo para el cuidado de sí misma; a pesar de que tengan el deseo de hacer inversiones en la carrera docente, tienen la expectativa de tener mayor disponibilidad de tiempo para la convivencia con los hijos y con el compañero. El estudio mostró que los universos, profesional y personal, necesitan de un medio de comunicación que posibilite una convivencia entre los diversos papeles ejercidos por la mujer en la sociedad.A trajetória deste estudo voltou-se para a compreensão do ser docente de enfermagem, mulher e mãe ao conciliar a vida profissional, a maternidade e demais atividades do cotidiano. Participaram 11 mulheres, mães, docentes de instituições de ensino superior. Foi adotada a fenomenologia social para análise. O contexto de significados foi evidenciado a partir das categorias: dificuldade no desempenho de multiplicidade de atividades; cuidado de si mesma e conciliação dos papéis sociais. As mulheres priorizam o ser mãe, dispondo de pouco tempo para o cuidado de si mesma; e, embora tenham o desejo de investir na carreira docente, têm a expectativa de ter maior disponibilidade de tempo para o convívio com os filhos e com o companheiro. O estudo mostrou que os universos, profissional e pessoal, necessitam de interface que possibilite a convivência entre os diversos papéis exercidos pela mulher na sociedade

Use of B-type natriuretic peptide to predict blood pressure improvement after percutaneous revascularisation for renal artery stenosis

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) to predict blood pressure (BP) response in patients with renal artery stenosis (RAS) after renal angioplasty and stenting (PTRA)

Contemporary childbirth practices in Nepal: improving outcomes

Nepal has one of the highest infant and maternal mortality rates in the world, second only to parts of Africa. Using in-depth interviews, fifteen postpartum mothers and eight mothers-in- law were interviewed to examine current cultural, social and contextual birthing process in Nepal. Analysis of this qualitative data through a grounded theory approach identified the dichotomy between 'traditional birthing' and modern medical obstetric care. This dichotomy limits technical, social and cultural collaborative birthing practices between the many traditional birthing attendants and medical staff. The emerging themes suggest other approaches for childbirth care; bringing harmony to traditional as well as modern clinical approaches. The outcomes of this study hope to enfranchise women with safer and more acceptable birthing experiences and outcomes not only in Nepal but also in other developing countries

Abnormal Mothers: Breastfeeding, Governmentality and Emotion Amongst Regional Australian Women

Australia’s apparently poor rates of breastfeeding are a frequent feature in mainstream news reports. Underpinning these discussions is the breast is best discourse, which implies that not breastfeeding is indicative of bad motherhood. Alongside this dominant discourse is the persisting construction of breastfeeding as a private, corporeal act. This article examines the governing gridlock formed by these two dominant discourses, analysing interview data gathered from mothers in regional Western Australia about their complex experiences with breastfeeding. I aim to highlight how the governance of these breastfeeding discourses disguises the various ways in which women’s choices about breastfeeding are constrained. While these discourses may govern women in different ways, combined they represent a cultural paradigm clash which silences women about their difficulties with breastfeeding—the challenges women encounter in negotiating breastfeeding in contemporary daily life—both as a corporeal act and because of its corporeality. I argue that to avoid making women who do not breastfeed feel abnormal, this clash needs to be challenged in—and by—the wider Australian populace