Cassidy, Tina. Birth. NY,NY: Grove Press, 2006. Print.
The book goes more in depth about the birth process and history behind it.
The author explores the history of birth and compares and contrasts they way birth was back then , to the way it is now. She also provides more information about birth and the process for women of other cultures.
The book continues to communicate the history and process of birth and how it has changed over time. Some parts of the process have changed for the better, while I feel other parts remain nightmarish. I wonder If there will ever be an answer to what is the right way to give birth?
.The technical advances made to ensure safe births (pg 114)
.The birthing field being dominated by male doctors (pg 131)
.Avoiding unnecessary ultrasound because it could be harmful to the development of the child (pg 174)
.The importance of the right labor position for women giving birth (pg 182)
.Babies being able to be born under water safely (pg 186)
I decided to research the safety of at home births vs hospital births and found that
"Sheila Kitzinger, British childbirth expert, states that planned home birth with an experienced lay midwife has a perinatal death rate of 3-4 babies per 1,000 births (51). Hospital births, by contrast, carry a perinatal mortality rate of 9-10/1,000. [Perinatal death rates include fetal deaths on and after 28 weeks gestation, whereas neonatal mortality rates only include deaths occurring in the first 28 days after birth (Jones 96,98)] "http://www.gentlebirth.org/ronnie/homejjg.html. This seems to support the claim that alternative birth methods are safe and deserve more attention and should be a choice given to a women.
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