Pushed The Painful Truth about Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care

Name: Pushed The Painful Truth about Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care
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ISBN: 9780738211664

ISBN-10: 0738211664

ISBN-13: 9780738211664

Edition: N/A

Authors: Jennifer Block

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In the U.S., nearly half of all mothers are chemically induced into labor whether they want it or not; almost a third give birth via C-section. For women who want an alternative, choice is often unavailable: Midwives are often inaccessible; in eleven states they are illegal. In one of those states, even birthing centers are outlawed. When did birth become an emergency instead of an emergence? When did normal, physiological birth become a crime? A Groundbreaking Journalistic Narrative. Pushed presents the complete picture of birth in America from the front-lines. Crisscrossing the country to investigate all sides of the issue, and witness to several births--from a planned Caesarean to an…

Book details

List price: $21.99
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication date: 4/8/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 5.94" wide x 9.02" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Preface to the Paperback Edition


Introduction



Arranged Birth



The Short Cut



Denied Birth



Consequences



Mothers' Helpers



Underground



Criminalized



Rights


Appendix A


Appendix B


Notes


Index