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Recollections And Perceptions Of Childbirth Among School-Aged Children Who Witness The Birth Event, Lou Ellen Hammond
Recollections And Perceptions Of Childbirth Among School-Aged Children Who Witness The Birth Event, Lou Ellen Hammond
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The purpose of this study was to describe the recollections and perceptions of 6 to 12 year-old children who witnessed the birth of their sibling, and to gain information which will be used to provide anticipatory guidance to parents considering children's involvement at birth. The concepts of birth as a socio-emotional event, Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development, and Dorothy E. Johnson's Theory of Nursing guided this study.
Interviews and drawings were used to collect data from five children who were 6 to 12 years old. The data were analyzed and organized into categories; this gave insight into the child's recollections …