The article “Dialogues of obstetric risk in the first trimester of pregnancy: Insights from a hospital ethnography,” by Ana Cerezuela González, Carolina Remorini, and Diana Marre, has been published in the journal Social Science and Medicine.
This work analyzes the first-trimester risk screening consultation as a complex social space where obstetric risk is not only medically calculated but also constructed and negotiated between health professionals and pregnant women.
Through a hospital ethnography, the study explores how this moment shapes decision-making in obstetrics. The research highlights the coexistence of technical risk assessment and the social and emotional meanings of the first encounter with the future baby.
This contribution is the result of projects developed at AFIN in the field of reproductive health, within the framework of the RICORS-SAMID network.
The article is available in open access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.118985