Thursday, March 7, 2013
"The Business of Being Born" Reaction
After watching the documentary on home birth in class today, my eyes were definitely opened to a subject I didn't have much knowledge of and never really took the time to look into. I probably didn't care too much to explore the subject because I am a college student working on studies and pursuing a career and haven't reached that point yet where I am planning a family. This documentary really made me think about the whole birthing process, of course, personally, but mainly about how it is relevant to the course. Seeing the differences in natural versus all that goes into a hospital birth, the process, the drugs, the interventions and alternatives, and other factors. Hearing the reactions of "medical professions" to the natural birth process and differing opinions and knowledge among them related to the material discussed in the reading, and how there is less of a chance of something going wrong with midwives than there is with doctors who work in hospitals and practice a less, or entirely non-natural birth process. It just made me think about the pressure of authority in medicine and how much it has affected the feminist movement and how progress has been made in this specific area, even though there is a still a long way to go. A few years ago, I had a friend who was working for the state and was not content in her job. She recently completed her training to be a doula and has witnessed and helped during the process of natural childbirth. I learned from her that the process isn't just amazing for the mother, but also for all involved in it.
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I look at this documentary at a neutral view. Obviously this documentary is biased towards the use of midwifes and downgrade the hospital. So far, I do think the techniques that the midwifes use as more natural for women. I like going to the media as being important in swaying our influences in our opinions in the medical field. I do appreciate the documentary's comparison between hospitals and midwifes. Some doctors support the use of midwifery and other doctors are unaware of the background that midwifery presents. I believe the documentary so far reveals a lot of emotions as well both on the female and male side. Birth has indeed come a long way from the past decades.
ReplyDeleteI was easily pursuaded by this documentary. No, I haven't been planning on starting a family soon, but sometimes it's crossed my mind (many of my friends at home are having kids, so it's come to mind a few times). But whenever I do feel like starting a family, I would actually prefer a midwife. It may sound crazy to some people, but no one likes hospitals. The last time I was in the hospital I thought I was going to die. I don't want to have that while I'm having a child. Also, I am not a huge fan of surgery at all.
ReplyDeleteThe point is, I actually agree with the documentary, because a birth should be a special moment for the mother, the baby, and the rest of the family. The birth shouldn't be lying on a hospital bed with people doing surgery and the mother completely numb or passed out. Again, this may be true if there is a medical emergency and the mother/the baby is in danger.
-Courtney O