Saturday, March 9, 2013
Hospitalization of Birth
I was surprised to learn about the way that hospitals treat birth. I knew hospitals were run as businesses, but it was alarming to find out that they not only try to speed through the birthing product, but that they give dangerous drugs to women in order to induce labor. Its was rather surprising to learn that hospitals and ob/gyns are the probable cause to America's terrible live birth rate. This movie, while graphic, is very important to the way we understand birth and how capitalist society has turned it into a business to make money off of a quick turn over rate for hospital beds.
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I thought it was alarming as well to learn that the drugs given to women can cause the baby to be distressed and cause a c section. The hospital provides such an unemotional experience and to have a midwife seems to be a more personal experience. The hospital is run like a business and seems so uninviting, I think its important for more people to be educated on the option of having a midwive for a better childbirth experience.
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