Midwifery and ‘Maternity’ care has been theorised from feminist perspectives, as ‘woman centred’ care, focusing on women’s choice and autonomy in relation to how and where they give birth. Yet trans men and non-binary people are a growing population within ‘maternity’ services experiencing pregnancy, and birth. This poses challenges for midwives, as the retention of professional identity is considered to be the cornerstone of professionalism in healthcare.
Findings from the supervisory teams’ preliminary work in this area indicate that the strong identification of midwifery as a women's profession being ‘with women’ appeared in some cases to be a barrier to the inclusivity of service users who do not identify as women, leading to a range of adverse outcomes (e.g., service users forced to choose between embracing their core human rights to gender identity, and their sexual and reproductive health). The aims of this project will be to:
1. Explore relationships between the midwifery profession and gender identity
2. Critically examine midwives' everyday rhetorical discourse in relation to midwifing childbearing trans men and non-binary people
Develop an in depth understanding of midwives' professional identity in the context of midwifing those who do not identify as women
Entry criteria for applicants to PhD:
A bachelor’s (honours) degree in a relevant discipline/subject area with a minimum classification of 2:1 and a minimum mark of 60% in the project element (or equivalent), or an equivalent award from an overseas institution.
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the potential to engage in innovative research and to complete the PhD within 3.5 years
An adequate proficiency in English must be demonstrated by applicants whose first language is not English. The general requirement is a minimum overall IELTS Academic score of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each of the four sections, or the TOEFL iBT test with a minimum overall score of 95 with a minimum of 21 in each of the four sections.
For further details please visit: https://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/research-opportunities/research-students/making-an-application/research-entry-criteria/
https://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/research-opportunities/research-students/making-an-application/
To find out more about the project please contact Dr Sally Pezaro ([Email Address Removed])
To apply on line please visit: https://pgrplus.coventry.ac.uk/
Details of all available research opportunities at Coventry University can be found via
https://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/research-opportunities/
All applications require full supporting documentation, and a covering letter – plus the following:
· An up-to 2000-word supporting statement is required showing how the applicant’s expertise and interests are relevant to the project.
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