the death of normal birth. medical transformation of normal birth into a surgical procedure in the...
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The Death of Normal Birth
The Death of Normal Birth
Medical Transformation of normal birth into a surgical procedure in the 20th Century
•“performed” by obstetrical surgeons •mother under general anesthesia•forceps used to “remove” the baby.
1900 ~ Spontaneous birth attended by a physician in the mother’s home
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1900 ~ Birth moved into the hospital and conducted as surgical procedure
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Types of Episiotomies
Damage to Pelvic Floorfrom Episiotomy
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Physician Manipulation of delivery
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1950s Johns Hopkins Hospital Delivery Room
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General Anesthesia Machine
Right & Wrong Sterile Attire
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Doctor Proudly Shows off baby to its parents
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Putting suction catheter in baby’s nose
Antibiotic Eye Drops
Delivery Room Rituals
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1960s version of “natural” birth in hospital (no general anesthesia)
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Fashionable Early Childbirth Preparation
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1960s Tour of Delivery Room – father tries out “gas machine”
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1960s Mom-to-Be Tour Delivery Room
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“Jean tries out themirror In which she may seeher baby be born”
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“Coming to the hospital at the first sign of labor
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“Jean cat-naps betweenmild contractions”
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Faith listens to the heartbeat of his unborn baby
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Father in waiting room,
Reading old copies of‘Field and Stream’
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A shot of Demerol for pain
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“Jean has been transferred to the delivery table, whereher feet are placed instirrups. Sterile sheets, green to cut glare, cover her legs and abdomen.
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Moved to the Delivery Room for the “Surgical Procedure” of Birth
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“….mothers must have their hands strapped down so they won’t touch sterile sheets. Any instrument the doctor might need is ready
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“At crowing the doctorsays ‘I can justsee this much of the baby’s head.Can you see it?”
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If the mother has had a minimum of drugs and anesthesia, her baby need not be held up by the heels and slapped.
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“One push brings the baby’s head into the world, and the body follows with only the doctor’s gentle help”
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Jean was o the delivery tale for 65 minutes. The doctor considered her an average labor and delivery under the natural childbirth program.
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1970-2006 ~ Labor and Delivery Room staff and medical residents of big city hospital
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1975 - 2006 Internal Electronic Fetal Monitoring
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Delivery with Internal Electronic Fetal Monitoringin place
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1999 Vacuum Extraction 1999
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Medically Unnecessary Elective Cesarean
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Medically Unnecessary Elective Cesarean
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Cesarean Section ~ Standard of Care for the 21st Century Obstetrics
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Obstetrics 2006, B.C.E.