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Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care
ISBN-13:
9780738211664
ISBN-10:
0738211664
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
Jennifer Block
Publication date:
2008
Publisher:
Da Capo Press
Format:
Paperback
344 pages
Category:
Women's Health
,
General
,
Women's Studies
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ISBN-13:
9780738211664
ISBN-10:
0738211664
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
Jennifer Block
Publication date:
2008
Publisher:
Da Capo Press
Format:
Paperback
344 pages
Category:
Women's Health
,
General
,
Women's Studies
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Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care (ISBN-13: 9780738211664 and ISBN-10: 0738211664), written by authors
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"No woman who is pregnant, has been pregnant, or plans to be pregnant should set foot inside the office of her OB/GYN before reading this."--Women's Review of Books
A groundbreaking narrative investigation of childbirth in the age of machines, malpractice, and managed care, Pushed presents the complete picture of maternity care in America. From inside the operating room of a hospital with a 44% Cesarean rate to the living room floor of a woman who gives birth with an illegal midwife, Block exposes a system in which few women have an optimal experience. Pushed surveys the public health impact of routine labor inductions, C-sections, and epidurals, but also examines childbirth as a women's rights issue: Do women even have the right to choose a normal birth? Is that right being upheld? A wake-up call for our times, Block's gripping research reveals that while emergency obstetric care is essential, we are overusing medical technology at the expense of maternal and infant health.
A groundbreaking narrative investigation of childbirth in the age of machines, malpractice, and managed care, Pushed presents the complete picture of maternity care in America. From inside the operating room of a hospital with a 44% Cesarean rate to the living room floor of a woman who gives birth with an illegal midwife, Block exposes a system in which few women have an optimal experience. Pushed surveys the public health impact of routine labor inductions, C-sections, and epidurals, but also examines childbirth as a women's rights issue: Do women even have the right to choose a normal birth? Is that right being upheld? A wake-up call for our times, Block's gripping research reveals that while emergency obstetric care is essential, we are overusing medical technology at the expense of maternal and infant health.
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