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Reading Birth and Death: A History of Obstetric Thinking Book

The issue of who should control childbirth remains one of debate despite almost four decades of campaigning for change. Its continuing relevance suggests that the problem of exercising choice and personal agency remains a struggle women face in an institutional system of maternity care, which demands compliance with its norms. Using the historical records and writings of Irish doctors and maternity hospitals, this book analyzes the core beliefs and practices of obstetric science. These beliefs reveal a central theme of women's perceived incompetence in the birth process and traces how such a radically gendered account has been so detrimental to women.Read More

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  • 0253212588
  • 9780253212580
  • Jo Murphy-Lawless
  • 1 February 1999
  • Indiana University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 352
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