Pushed - 9780738211664
Un libro in lingua di Jennifer Block edito da Da Capo Pr, 2008
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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.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Pushed
- Sottotitolo: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Jennifer Block
- Editore: Da Capo Pr
- Collana: Da Capo Pr (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 07 Aprile '08
- Genere: HEALTH and FITNESS
- Argomenti : Maternal health services United States Maternal health services Moral and ethical aspects United States Prenatal care United States
- Pagine: 316
- Dimensioni mm: 228 x 146 x 25
- ISBN-10: 0738211664
- EAN-13: 9780738211664