The Control of Childbirth: Women Versus Medicine Through the AgesMcFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 14 mrt 2008 - 222 pagina's When childbirth moved from women's homes into hospitals, women lost more than they had bargained for. As the event became increasingly male-dominated and medically oriented, women's control of the experience all but vanished. Worse, recent clinical trials have demonstrated that most modern interventions and technological practices have not improved delivery outcomes and are not necessary in normal labor and birth. From pre-classical to present times, this work describes childbirth practices as they have developed through the ages. The author describes and critiques the evolution of modern midwifery and obstetrics, focusing especially on how, why, and when the process of childbirth became an increasingly sterile, male-dominated, and medically oriented event. Each chapter focuses on a different period, from the age of the female midwife (who oversaw the childbirth process for several centuries), through the origins of modern obstetrics and gynecology, and finally, to the increasing influence of technology in the practices that have prevailed for most of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. |
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... midwives lacked any form of education.70 The Society recommended a plan to regulate and license midwives . They established criteria that midwives must meet in order to be eligible for a diploma . These included being of good moral ...
... midwives were not . Because traditional midwives didn't create an organization , physicians didn't look upon them as professionals . Many midwives felt that they didn't need a college education or a professional group to practice what ...
... midwives - all of whom were recognized for their unique roles . The midwives continued to practice autonomously in normal births in private homes and hospitals.22 German midwives were also highly trained , regulated , and recog- nized ...
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Childbirth in Early America | 7 |
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