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Body Representations of Internal Pollution: The Risk Perception of the Circulation of Environmental Contaminants in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women in Spain
In this article, we analyze how pregnant and breastfeeding women perceive the inside of their bodies as well as their thoughts regarding the accumulation and elimination of chemical compounds present in food, and how these are then transmitted to the fetus. We explore different social perceptions of...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7558726/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32911873 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186544 |
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author | Larrea-Killinger, Cristina Muñoz, Araceli Begueria, Arantza Mascaró-Pons, Jaume |
author_facet | Larrea-Killinger, Cristina Muñoz, Araceli Begueria, Arantza Mascaró-Pons, Jaume |
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description | In this article, we analyze how pregnant and breastfeeding women perceive the inside of their bodies as well as their thoughts regarding the accumulation and elimination of chemical compounds present in food, and how these are then transmitted to the fetus. We explore different social perceptions of risk regarding the circulation of chemical compounds inside the body using qualitative research based on the technique of body mapping, comprised of women’s figures of their bodies in combination with comments on the figures, food diaries and narratives from in-depth interviews. We examine how these 41 women (21 pregnant and 20 breastfeeding) perceive the body’s internal mechanisms during the stages of pregnancy and breastfeeding, as well as the circulation of chemical contaminants within it. The body mapping technique allowed us to analyze participants’ knowledge of internal pollution, a little-understood process in society. Thanks to these pregnant and breastfeeding women, who made an effort to represent and reflect on these new risks, this study shows that scientists and obstetricians need to collaborate with women in order to better understand and publicize the risks of internal pollution. |
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spelling | pubmed-75587262020-10-26 Body Representations of Internal Pollution: The Risk Perception of the Circulation of Environmental Contaminants in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women in Spain Larrea-Killinger, Cristina Muñoz, Araceli Begueria, Arantza Mascaró-Pons, Jaume Int J Environ Res Public Health Article In this article, we analyze how pregnant and breastfeeding women perceive the inside of their bodies as well as their thoughts regarding the accumulation and elimination of chemical compounds present in food, and how these are then transmitted to the fetus. We explore different social perceptions of risk regarding the circulation of chemical compounds inside the body using qualitative research based on the technique of body mapping, comprised of women’s figures of their bodies in combination with comments on the figures, food diaries and narratives from in-depth interviews. We examine how these 41 women (21 pregnant and 20 breastfeeding) perceive the body’s internal mechanisms during the stages of pregnancy and breastfeeding, as well as the circulation of chemical contaminants within it. The body mapping technique allowed us to analyze participants’ knowledge of internal pollution, a little-understood process in society. Thanks to these pregnant and breastfeeding women, who made an effort to represent and reflect on these new risks, this study shows that scientists and obstetricians need to collaborate with women in order to better understand and publicize the risks of internal pollution. MDPI 2020-09-08 2020-09 /pmc/articles/PMC7558726/ /pubmed/32911873 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186544 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Larrea-Killinger, Cristina Muñoz, Araceli Begueria, Arantza Mascaró-Pons, Jaume Body Representations of Internal Pollution: The Risk Perception of the Circulation of Environmental Contaminants in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women in Spain |
title | Body Representations of Internal Pollution: The Risk Perception of the Circulation of Environmental Contaminants in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women in Spain |
title_full | Body Representations of Internal Pollution: The Risk Perception of the Circulation of Environmental Contaminants in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women in Spain |
title_fullStr | Body Representations of Internal Pollution: The Risk Perception of the Circulation of Environmental Contaminants in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women in Spain |
title_full_unstemmed | Body Representations of Internal Pollution: The Risk Perception of the Circulation of Environmental Contaminants in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women in Spain |
title_short | Body Representations of Internal Pollution: The Risk Perception of the Circulation of Environmental Contaminants in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women in Spain |
title_sort | body representations of internal pollution: the risk perception of the circulation of environmental contaminants in pregnant and breastfeeding women in spain |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7558726/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32911873 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186544 |
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