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Encouraging Women to Consider a Less Medicalized Approach to Childbirth Without Turning Them Off: Challenges to Producing Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth
Article first published online: 20 AUG 2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2008.00246.x
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Zeldes, K. and Norsigian, J. (2008), Encouraging Women to Consider a Less Medicalized Approach to Childbirth Without Turning Them Off: Challenges to Producing Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth. Birth, 35: 245–249. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2008.00246.x
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- Issue published online: 20 AUG 2008
- Article first published online: 20 AUG 2008
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ABSTRACT: Within the United States, women routinely confront negative and distorted ideas about birth, and highly medicalized births are the norm. The writers and editors of Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth discuss their efforts to write a book that provides women with accessible, evidence-based information; examines the social, economic, and political factors that shape and constrain childbirth choices; and inspires women to work toward ensuring that all women have access to the full range of safe and satisfying birthing options. (BIRTH 35:3 September 2008)