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    other alternative when thinking about childbirth. Due to the medicalization of childbirth, risks and fears of health complications can be addressed. However, it has led to women not truly being in control of their labor and delivery experience. Although medical practice comes in handy when there is an emergency, the medicalization of childbirth has created a social reality that simply state that women aren’t in control of their own labor and delivery. The outcomes of the medicalization of childbirth have good influences on the health of the baby but, negative effect on the women’s agency power and empowerment. It’s important to understand the process of medicalization…

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    Chinese Childbirth

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    Childbirth practices vary from place to place, the majority of women who is carrying a child or has had a child has a different point of view on where/how they would like to give birth, whether if it 's a cultural belief or not. On the other hand, this is completely different for women who live in china. As it states in the article, “Giving Birth Voices of Chinese Women” by Lynn Callister, it states “Childbirth is influenced deeply by one’s culture (Callister, 1995).Culture “refers to the…

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    The First Childbirth

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    Childbirth occurs in three stages and are referred to as the first stage, the second stage, and the third stage. Uterine contractions mark the beginning of the first stage and cause the cervix to become effaced and dilated, or thinned and widened to enable the baby to pass through the birth canal. In order for the baby to pass through the birth canal, the cervix needs to be widened to approximately 10 centimeters. The first uterine contractions are not very painful and typically occur every…

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    unprofessional childbirth became extremely common. Though, often midwives have been by the women’s side delivering the newborn. Throughout the Middle Ages, Europe was known as a “birth-positive” continent. Meaning people valued having children more than the, soon to…

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    Pain Of Childbirth

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    It is common for different nations to perceive mental processes differently from each other, but the universal, psychological process of pain unifies cultures across the globe. The specific pain of childbirth is a common and expected understanding amongst the women of the world and is defined by her cultural and educational background. Her levels of distress measured verbally or nonverbally, reach out to all mothers as they too have experienced the same pain. The perception of pain and women’s…

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    1.1 Pregnancy and Childbirth Pregnancy period is one of the wonderful phases of a woman's life. Each and every moment during this period is very precious for them. They spend each and every day in pleasant anticipation, waiting for a normal delivery. Pregnant women will face a lot of emotional issues, mainly due to hormonal changes. This will result in unusual mood swings. When a woman is pregnant for the first time, the fear will be more, as she is not aware of many things. This is the time…

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    Once the excitement associated with pregnancy subsides, women start thinking about the impending weight gain and all that they will need to do to shed the extra kilos. But have you ever thought about the other changes that your body is about to experience after childbirth? Yes, there are several other changes that will hit your body after your delivery. Read on to know more. Uterus One of the parts of your body to get affected after child birth is your uterus. During pregnancy your uterus…

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    Childbirth In The Trotula

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    blatant expression of the phrase, “history repeats itself.” In the time of Hippocrates, the temples of healing had been in decline, due to what Hippocrates saw as an excess of “…sophistry and priestcraft…” Even before the time of The Trotula, there was a great deal of theological influence in the field of medicine. As it is today, men dominated the medieval Catholic Church. In keeping with the image of the bridge, the twelfth century Church’s involvement in women’s medicine, particularly in…

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    Childbirth, that most natural yet most awesome experience, has in the past been cloaked in superstition and cultural mystique. These beliefs arose over the years to fill the vacuum created by a great deal of scientific ignorance about human repro- duction. They have added a supernatural and almost fatalistic aura to the regen- eration of the human species, a process that is so much more than a biological occurrence. Expectant parents of past generations accepted the folktales of childbirth…

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    Childbirth is a sacred and intimate experience, not just for the mother but for the whole family unit. Most women deliver their babies in a squatting position while their husbands support them by holding them up by the arms. It is traditional for women to give birth without the aid of western medicine, instead they drink a tea a made from a native herb known as piri piri to prepare for labour. (UNICEF, 2009, p. 1) This method of childbirth was successful for many, but extremely detrimental to…

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