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Reinscribing the Birthing Body: Homebirth as Ritual Performance

Creator:: Cheyney, Melissa
Abstract:: In this article, I examine the clinical practices engaged in by U.S. homebirth midwives and their clients from the beginning of pregnancy through to the immediate postpartum period, deconstructing them for their symbolic and ritual content. Using data collected from open-ended, semistructured interviews and intensive participant-observation, I describe the roles...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Melissa Cheyney Department of Anthropology Oregon State University Reinscribing the Birthing Body

Doulas: All for one and one for all!

Creator:: Keenan, Victoria
Abstract:: A 3-minute lightning talk was given by Victoria Keenan at the 2019 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium on her role as a researcher for the Community Doula Project in Linn, Benton, and Lincoln counties. The presentation provided an insight into the emergent themes identified from the ongoing semi-structured, open-ended qualitative interviews...
Resource Type:: Presentation

Maternal and Newborn Outcomes Following Waterbirth: The Midwives Alliance of North America Statistics Project, 2004 to 2009 Cohort

Creator:: Bovbjerg, Marit L., Cheyney, Melissa, and Everson, Courtney
Abstract:: INTRODUCTION: Data on the safety of waterbirth in the United States are lacking. METHODS: We used data from the Midwives Alliance of North America Statistics Project, birth years 2004 to 2009. We compared outcomes of neonates born underwater waterbirth (n = 6534), neonates not born underwater nonwaterbirth (n = 10,290),...
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Full Text:: 2009 Cohort Bovbjerg, M. L., Cheyney, M., & Everson, C. (2016), Maternal and Newborn Outcomes

Community Versus Out-of-Hospital Birth: What's in a Name?

Creator:: Cheyney, Melissa M., Bovbjerg, Marit L., Leeman, Lawrence, and Vedam, Saraswathi
Abstract:: The term out‐of‐hospital has long been used as a kind of shorthand to refer collectively to births that occur in birth centers or at home. However, this term has also been a persistent cause of concern among health care providers who attend births in these settings, and researchers and midwives...
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Full Text:: with the manuscript and helpful edits. REFERENCES 1.Nethery E, Gordon W, Bovbjerg ML, Cheyney M

Reply to Farr et al. Letter (Benyshek et al.)

Creator:: Benyshek, Daniel C., Cheyney, Melissa M., and Bovbjerg, Marit L.
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: hominem attacks, are not majority held perspectives. Daniel C. Benyshek PhD1 Melissa M. Cheyney PhD, CPM

CheyneyMelissaAnthropologyOutcomesOfCareReply.pdf

Creator:: Cheyney, Melissa, Bovbjerg, Marit, Everson, Courtney, Gordon, Wendy, Hannibal, Darcy, and Vedam, Saraswathi
Abstract:: INTRODUCTION: Between 2004 and 2010, the number of home births in the United States rose by 41%, increasing the need for accurate assessment of the safety of planned home birth. This study examines outcomes of planned home births in the United States between 2004 and 2009. METHODS: We calculated descriptive...
Full Text:: Cente, Portland,ME REFERENCES 1.Cheyney M, Bovbjerg M, Everson C, Gordon W, Hannibal D, Vedam

BovbjergMaritPublicHealthHumanSciencesOutcomesOfCare.pdf

Creator:: Cheyney, Melissa, Bovbjerg, Marit, Everson, Courtney, Gordon, Wendy, Hannibal, Darcy, and Vedam, Saraswathi
Abstract:: INTRODUCTION: Between 2004 and 2010, the number of home births in the United States rose by 41%, increasing the need for accurate assessment of the safety of planned home birth. This study examines outcomes of planned home births in the United States between 2004 and 2009. METHODS: We calculated descriptive...
Full Text:: births occurring primarily at home and Address correspondence to Melissa Cheyney, PhD, CPM, LDM, Depart

Development and Validation of a National Data Registry for Midwife-Led Births: The Midwives Alliance of North America Statistics Project 2.0 Dataset

Creator:: Cheyney, Melissa, Bovbjerg, Marit, Everson, Courtney, Gordon, Wendy, Hannibal, Darcy, and Vedam, Saraswathi
Abstract:: INTRODUCTION: In 2004, the Midwives Alliance of North America's (MANA's) Division of Research developed a Web-based data collection system to gather information on the practices and outcomes associated with midwife-led births in the United States. This system, called the MANA Statistics Project (MANA Stats), grew out of a widely acknowledged...
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Full Text:: 2.0 Dataset Melissa Cheyney, PhD, CPM, LDM, Marit Bovbjerg, PhD, MS, Courtney Everson, MA, Wendy

Outcomes of Care for 16,924 Planned Home Births in the United States: The Midwives Alliance of North America Statistics Project, 2004 to 2009

Creator:: Cheyney, Melissa, Bovbjerg, Marit, Everson, Courtney, Gordon, Wendy, Hannibal, Darcy, and Vedam, Saraswathi
Abstract:: INTRODUCTION: Between 2004 and 2010, the number of home births in the United States rose by 41%, increasing the need for accurate assessment of the safety of planned home birth. This study examines outcomes of planned home births in the United States between 2004 and 2009. METHODS: We calculated descriptive...
Resource Type:: Article

McKenney_2010_Seminar.pdf

Creator:: McKenney, Melissa A.
Abstract:: Farmers rely almost exclusively on the imported European honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) for fruit and vegetable crop pollination services. The recent decline in honeybee health has underscored the danger of relying on a single species to provide vital services. Increasing pollinator biodiversity with native bees may provide biological insurance against...
Full Text:: Cranberries Melissa McKenney BioResource Research, Honors College Dr. Sujaya Rao, Dr. W.P. Stephen Oregon

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Reinscribing the Birthing Body: Homebirth as Ritual Performance

Doulas: All for one and one for all!

Maternal and Newborn Outcomes Following Waterbirth: The Midwives Alliance of North America Statistics Project, 2004 to 2009 Cohort

Community Versus Out-of-Hospital Birth: What's in a Name?

Reply to Farr et al. Letter (Benyshek et al.)

CheyneyMelissaAnthropologyOutcomesOfCareReply.pdf

BovbjergMaritPublicHealthHumanSciencesOutcomesOfCare.pdf

Development and Validation of a National Data Registry for Midwife-Led Births: The Midwives Alliance of North America Statistics Project 2.0 Dataset

Outcomes of Care for 16,924 Planned Home Births in the United States: The Midwives Alliance of North America Statistics Project, 2004 to 2009

McKenney_2010_Seminar.pdf

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