PSYB20H3 Chapter 4: Chapter 4
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Customs surrounding childbirth reflect beliefs, values and resource of a culture. About 96% of births are attended by physicinas, the rest by midwives. Midwives- provide care during pregnancy, labour and postpartum period and also offer assistant. Increased death of mother once upon a time in breast-feeding andother primary care to women. Theyre usually registered nurses and have a legal status. W/ doulas women had shorter labour, less anesthesia, fewer c-sectins childbirth still not completely risk free: obsese, difficult medical histories, previous c-sections, preiouvs several children are at elevated risk of hemorrphage and other complications. Ama oppose home birth due to complications. I(cid:374) (cid:396)espo(cid:374)se to these so(cid:272)ial t(cid:396)e(cid:374)ds, hospitals a(cid:396)e fi(cid:374)di(cid:374)g (cid:449)a(cid:455)s to (cid:862)hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)ize(cid:863) (cid:272)hild(cid:271)i(cid:396)th; fa(cid:373)il(cid:455)- centered approaches w/ comforting home-like envionrments for labour . Famililes feel more welcome and accepted and prepared for childbirth. Advantage of an enlarge head that can contain a brain capable of advanced thought overweights the difficulty of pass thorugh the birth cana.
