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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.
| Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| Preface to the Paperback Edition | p. xiii |
| Introduction | p. xvii |
| Arranged Birth | p. 1 |
| The Short Cut | p. 45 |
| Denied Birth | p. 73 |
| Consequences | p. 109 |
| Mothers' Helpers | p. 149 |
| Underground | p. 177 |
| Criminalized | p. 213 |
| Rights | p. 249 |
| Appendix A | p. 273 |
| Appendix B | p. 277 |
| Notes | p. 279 |
| Index | p. 301 |
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ISBN: 9780738211664
ISBN-10: 0738211664
Audience:
General
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 344
Published: 8th April 2008
Dimensions (cm): 22.9 x 15.3
x 2.3
Weight (kg): 0.39
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