Author, as appears in the article.: Company-Morales, Miguel; Casado, Lina; Zafra Aparici, Eva; Rubio Jimenez, Maria Filomena; Fontalba-Navas, Andres
Department: Infermeria
URV's Author/s: Casadó Marín, Lina Cristina / Zafra Aparici, Eva
Keywords: Spain Silences Qualitative research Pregnancy Learned helplessness Humans Human adipose-tissue Food safety Food Focus groups Female Environmental pollution Breastfeeding Breast feeding Biopolitics silences pregnancy learned helplessness environmental pollution breastfeeding biopolitics
Abstract: (1) Background: In recent years, a growing number of qualitative health research studies have performed discourse analysis of data from participants’ narratives. However, little attention has been paid to the gaps and silences within these narratives. The aim of the present study is to interpret the silences detected in the discourse of pregnant and breastfeeding women concerning environmental risks and food safety. (2) Methods: This descriptive, interpretive, observational study was conducted according to a qualitative research paradigm and from a phenomenological and ethnographic perspective. The study sample was composed of 88 intentionally selected women, among whom fifty interviews, three ethnographies and five focus groups were conducted. Data coding and analysis were performed using N-Vivo 12 software. (3) Results: The results obtained show that the women’s discourse presented silences that reflected their minimisation of perceived environmental and food risks. However, these women were wary of food produced in the proximity of contaminated areas. Nevertheless, the participants believed they were powerless to overcome environmental pollution and the potential contamination of their own bodies. (4) Conclusions: The participants’ minimisation of the environmental risks faced and their inaction in this respect are sustained by the biopolitical practices of public institutions, which have propelled these women into a situation of learned helplessness and social injustice.
Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Saúde coletiva Química Psicología Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia Nutrition and dietetics Nutrition & dietetics Nutrição Medicina veterinaria Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Interdisciplinar Food science Farmacia Engenharias iv Engenharias ii Enfermagem Educação física Economia Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências agrárias i Ciência de alimentos Biotecnología
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/2072-6643/14/3/593
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Nutrients. 14 (3): 593-
APA: Company-Morales, Miguel; Casado, Lina; Zafra Aparici, Eva; Rubio Jimenez, Maria Filomena; Fontalba-Navas, Andres (2022). The Sound of Silence: Unspoken Meaning in the Discourse of Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women on Environmental Risks and Food Safety in Spain. Nutrients, 14(3), 593-. DOI: 10.3390/nu14030593
Article's DOI: 10.3390/nu14030593
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2022
Publication Type: Journal Publications