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Why do Women Choose Birth at Home in Türkiye: Metaphor Analysis

Cilt: 41 Sayı: 2 22 Ağustos 2025
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Why do Women Choose Birth at Home in Türkiye: Metaphor Analysis

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A metaphors could be used as a strong research tool to understand, reveal and explain the cognitive images of birth at home. This study aimed to reveal the perceptions of birth at home via metaphors. This study was designed in the qualitative pattern. The population of the study included 13 women. Data were collected between June-July 2022. To collect data, each woman was asked to complete the blanks in the sentence, ‘For me, birth at home is like a/an…….because………’. The data were analyzed using qualitative data analysis methods. According to the findings of the study, the perceptions of birth at home which means staying at home to give birth revealed 10 metaphors in total. The metaphors were grouped under 5 conceptual categories depending on the characteristics they had in common. In case, it is inevitable to make policies regarding home birth services and provide a safe environment for home birth even if it is not legal. Furthermore, it is recommended to conduct qualitative and mixed-pattern studies with larger samples aiming to reveal mental images that enable multidimensional examination of home birth. This paper introduces the concept of birth at home as a powerful symbol. Keywords: birth at home, choice of birth settings, cognitive images, metaphor.

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Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

22 Ağustos 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

25 Nisan 2023

Kabul Tarihi

27 Kasım 2024

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 41 Sayı: 2

Kaynak Göster

APA
Dağ Tüzmen, H., Duran, B., & Döner, Ş. İ. (2025). Why do Women Choose Birth at Home in Türkiye: Metaphor Analysis. Ege Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Dergisi, 41(2), 259-267. https://doi.org/10.53490/egehemsire.1287625
AMA
1.Dağ Tüzmen H, Duran B, Döner Şİ. Why do Women Choose Birth at Home in Türkiye: Metaphor Analysis. EGEHFD. 2025;41(2):259-267. doi:10.53490/egehemsire.1287625
Chicago
Dağ Tüzmen, Hafize, Büşra Duran, ve Şerife İrem Döner. 2025. “Why do Women Choose Birth at Home in Türkiye: Metaphor Analysis”. Ege Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Dergisi 41 (2): 259-67. https://doi.org/10.53490/egehemsire.1287625.
EndNote
Dağ Tüzmen H, Duran B, Döner Şİ (01 Ağustos 2025) Why do Women Choose Birth at Home in Türkiye: Metaphor Analysis. Ege Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Dergisi 41 2 259–267.
IEEE
[1]H. Dağ Tüzmen, B. Duran, ve Ş. İ. Döner, “Why do Women Choose Birth at Home in Türkiye: Metaphor Analysis”, EGEHFD, c. 41, sy 2, ss. 259–267, Ağu. 2025, doi: 10.53490/egehemsire.1287625.
ISNAD
Dağ Tüzmen, Hafize - Duran, Büşra - Döner, Şerife İrem. “Why do Women Choose Birth at Home in Türkiye: Metaphor Analysis”. Ege Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Dergisi 41/2 (01 Ağustos 2025): 259-267. https://doi.org/10.53490/egehemsire.1287625.
JAMA
1.Dağ Tüzmen H, Duran B, Döner Şİ. Why do Women Choose Birth at Home in Türkiye: Metaphor Analysis. EGEHFD. 2025;41:259–267.
MLA
Dağ Tüzmen, Hafize, vd. “Why do Women Choose Birth at Home in Türkiye: Metaphor Analysis”. Ege Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Dergisi, c. 41, sy 2, Ağustos 2025, ss. 259-67, doi:10.53490/egehemsire.1287625.
Vancouver
1.Hafize Dağ Tüzmen, Büşra Duran, Şerife İrem Döner. Why do Women Choose Birth at Home in Türkiye: Metaphor Analysis. EGEHFD. 01 Ağustos 2025;41(2):259-67. doi:10.53490/egehemsire.1287625