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The Politics of Birth

The Politics of Birth

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One way of looking at birth is to see it entirely in terms of biology - how the reproductive process works in the human body. Another is to assess risk - examine what might go wrong in physiological mechanisms, and describe methods of preventing and treating malfunction. But to understand how women experience birth it has to be seen in its social context:: the way in which people interact, the meanings that events have for them, and the relationships between all those involved - the social construction of reality.

The Politics of Birth explores ways in which we learn about birth, how we talk and feel about it, assumptions that professional caregivers may make, and the roles and skills of midwives. Topics include home birth and water birth; the use of drugs in childbirth; obstetric and nursing interventions which are often used routinely; Caesarean sections; pressures that care-givers are under, and the choices presented to women that are more apparent than real. Throughout, the author draws on research-based evidence to present both an holistic yet grounded examination of topical issues surrounding pregnancy and childbirth.

This is not a how to book. The aim of The Politics of Birth is to help the reader develop deeper insight and understanding of how a technocratic birth culture shapes our ideas about birth and obstetric practice.

This book is for everybody who wants to understand and improve the technocratic culture
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9780750688765
9780750688765

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Publication date
2005
Issue number
1
Cover
paperback
Pages count
248
Dimensions (mm)
234 x 156
Weight (g)
431
  • Preface
    Acknowledgements
    1. Giving birth
    2. The birth place
    3. The clock, the bed and the chair
    4. Images of birth and breastfeeding
    5. Breastfeeding:: public health, birth and shame
    6. Birth education:: from pedagogy to politics
    7. The language of birth
    8. Touch and its meanings
    9. The caesarean epidemic
    10. Court-ordered caesareans
    11. Birth plans
    12. Home birth
    13. Waterbirth
    14. Birth dance
    15. Whats happening to midwives?
    16. Doulas
    17. Fathers
    18. Children at birth
    19. Silence is collusion:: violence in pregnancy
    20. Mothers and babies behind bars
    21. Pregnant asylum seekers:: the dispossessed
    22. Changing our birth culture
    Reflections
    Useful websites and addresses
    Index
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