The end of the beginning : context of death at birth in the
Czech Republic

J 2019

The end of the beginning : context of death at birth in the Czech Republic

ŠMÍDOVÁ, Iva

Základní údaje

Originální název

The end of the beginning : context of death at birth in the Czech Republic

Autoři

ŠMÍDOVÁ, Iva

Vydání

Mortality, Abingdon, Routledge, 2019, 1357-6275

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50401 Sociology

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

článek

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14230/19:00107183

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

Klíčová slova anglicky

Perinatal loss; last rites; Czech Republic; Post-Socialist; medicalisation; death and dying

Štítky

bereavement, death and dying, perinatal loss, qualitative research, rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 25. 10. 2024 15:36, Mgr. Natálie Hílek

Anotace

V originále

The Czech Republic represents a very secular, Post-Socialist country, with top-ranking medical care in biomedical standards. Nevertheless, issues of death, bereavement and associated rituals have been displaced to the very edge of both social policy and public debate. The article analyses the context of perinatal loss as an experience of end of life at its very beginning. It frames the institutional setting and symbolic context of and for such ‘inappropriate’ event, employing conceptual approaches of authoritative knowledge associated with perinatal loss. The article elaborates the current medicalised practice and cultural rituals. One perspective is the ambiguity of the definition of a stillbirth with competing sets of knowledge claiming their expertise over this issue. Another perspective is represented by the rules and practice for burying bodies treated until very lately as biological waste and disposed accordingly. The appeal to ‘healthy population’ forms the atmosphere for dealing with death itself. Third, interplay among interest groups advocating for or against the status quo is elaborated on. These are complemented by two additional perspectives; the ceasing practice of public last rites and by evidence from parental discussion forum, helping us diversify the subject matter under study in a specific Post-Socialist context.

Návaznosti

GA17-02773S, projekt VaV

Název: Perinatální ztráta - případová studie

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Perinatální ztráta - případová studie

Přiložené soubory

The_end_of_the_beginning_context_of_death_at_birth_in_the_Czech_Republic.pdf

Požádat o autorskou verzi souboru

Citovat

ŠMÍDOVÁ, Iva. The end of the beginning : context of death at birth in the Czech Republic. Mortality. Abingdon: Routledge, 2019, roč. 24, č. 4, s. 431 - 449. ISSN 1357-6275. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1080/13576275.2018.1529743.

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ŠMÍDOVÁ, Iva. The end of the beginning : context of death at birth in the Czech Republic. \textit{Mortality}. Abingdon: Routledge, 2019, roč.~24, č.~4, s.~431 - 449. ISSN~1357-6275. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1080/13576275.2018.1529743.

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