Author, as appears in the article.: Company-Morales, Miguel; Zafra Aparici, Eva; Casado, Lina; Alarcon Montenegro, Cristina; Arrebola, Juan Pedro
Department: Infermeria
URV's Author/s: Casadó Marín, Lina Cristina / Zafra Aparici, Eva
Keywords: Vulnerable population Spain Risks Qualitative research Pregnant women Pregnancy Pesticides Perception Infants Humans Human adipose-tissue Food Female Exposure Environmental risk Empowerment Breastfeeding Breast feeding Boston
Abstract: A significant proportion of scientific studies consider pregnant and breastfeeding women as vulnerable subjects. The objective of this study was to analyse the perception of pregnant and breastfeeding women regarding their participation in environmental research studies. Our work is a descriptive and interpretative observational study that has been developed under the qualitative research paradigm following a phenomenological and ethnographic perspective. The study involved 173 women selected intentionally in two Spanish autonomous communities. To obtain the primary data, we relied upon 111 interviews, four focused ethnographies and eight focus groups. The data encoding and analysis was carried out with the help of NVivo 12 software (QSR International, Boston, MA, USA). We evidenced the need of pregnant and breastfeeding women for more detailed and accurate information on the risk of environmental pollutant exposure during their crucial life stage. In addition, these women claimed for a more participatory role in research studies. Pregnant and breastfeeding women in Spain ask for greater interaction with researchers and propose a dialogical relationship between valid partners. We conclude that our pregnant and breastfeeding women claim more research focused on their collective, as well as clearer, more accessible and structured information on the risks of exposure to environmental contaminants. In addition, they do not want to simply be informants; rather, they ask to be active and empowered members by providing their opinions and arguments throughout the research process.
Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Serviço social Saúde coletiva Química Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Psicología Pollution Odontología Nutrição Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Interdisciplinar Health, toxicology and mutagenesis Geografía Geociências Farmacia Environmental studies Environmental sciences Ensino Engenharias ii Engenharias i Enfermagem Educação física Educação Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência da computação Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: linacristina.casado@urv.cat eva.zafra@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0002-8078-1673 0000-0003-3439-774X
Record's date: 2024-10-12
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/8/4149
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health. 18 (8): 4149-
APA: Company-Morales, Miguel; Zafra Aparici, Eva; Casado, Lina; Alarcon Montenegro, Cristina; Arrebola, Juan Pedro (2021). Perception and Demands of Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women Regarding Their Role as Participants in Environmental Research Studies. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 18(8), 4149-. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18084149
Article's DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18084149
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2021
Publication Type: Journal Publications