This article considers one of the philosophical sources of reflexivity, the concept of “pre-
understandings” as envisaged by the German philosopher, Hans Georg Gadamer. There …

Abstract Background About 1.6% of planned births in the United States occur out of
hospitals. Studies indicate that planned out-of-hospital birth (OOHB) is safe and satisfying for …

Purpose This study aims to integrate social embeddedness with learning society philosophy
to explore how grassroots associations of Indigenous women tourism entrepreneurs can …

Background: Memory making is the process of creating mementos of a child with a life
limiting condition, who may be at or near end of life, providing a tangible and visual …

Qualitative methods are valuable to ensure the important cultural and contextual
appropriateness of research instruments but not often used. Interpretive phenomenology (IP) …

This descriptive phenomenological psychological scientific study explored what it is like for
fathers to experience being involved in the birth of their first-born biological child in the …

The phenomenological tradition is entrenched in the profound understanding of being in the
world, enabling diverse methodological prospects for clinical researchers. While the …

Background About 1.6% of planned births in the United States occur out of hospitals. Studies
indicate that planned out-of-hospital birth (OOHB) is safe and satisfying for women; however …

Breaking-free was inspired by an experience during my midwifery training. It is a reflection
on the care of a woman who faced challenges regarding her choice to decline clinical …