Perez 1 MariaPerez Ms.Caruso English1102 19July2012 WhyNaturalChildbirth? Thinkaboutthatonethingthatyouvealwayswanted,thatonethingthatyou dreamabouthaving,thatonethingthatinspiresyou.Now,imaginesomeonepushingyou aroundtellingyouhow,andwhatyouhavetodowiththatonething.Howwouldthatfeel? Whatwouldyoudo?WhatifItoldyouthatyouthattherewasnothingyoucoulddo?What ifItoldyouthattheonlythingyoucoulddowaswatchassomeoneelsedictatedyour behavior?Thisthoughtisalmostinsulting,yetthisiswhatishappeningonadailybasis hereintheUnitedStateswithpregnantwomen! From(example)themainwaythatwomenhavegivenbirthhasbeenthrougha hospital.

.However,(example)aroundtheworldthemainwaypeoplegivebirthisstill throughmidwives.Howisthisso?Whydidthishappen?Wellinthe(example). FromthenonmidwiveswerealmostoutlawedintheUnitedStates.Hence,thebirth ofcommercializedbirths.SincethishappenedtheamountofinducedbirthsintheUnited Stateshasdramaticallyincreased.Forexample,in.Inthatamounthadmorethan doubledto(.).Notonlyhastheamountofinducedbirthsincreased,unfortunatelythe amountofcesareansectionshavealsoincreased.Perhapstheworsefactaboutallthisis thattheseincreaseshavealsobeenhappeningduringtheweekdays!Yes,thatisright since..theamountofpeoplebornfromMondaythroughFridayduringbusinesshourshas Why?Wellassaysthereasonforthisisbecause(). Thereareseveralroutesthatawomangivingbirthwithnocomplicationscantake. Amongthesearenaturalchildbirth,inducedlabor,andcesareansections. .. Inanaturalchildbirth.. Naturalbirth: Beforethe1900smidwiveswerethenumberonewaythatwomengavebirth.This processThismethodofhavingchildrenwasverypracticalandmillionsofchildrenwere borninthisway.However,withtheemergencyofgynecologyandobstetricianstheUnited Statesbegantoshiftawayfromthistendency;obstetriciansbegantoemergeandthey begantospreadnegativeconnotationsaboutgivingbirthathome.Thiseventuallyledtoa disappearanceofmidwivesandanincreasedependenceonobstetricianstoassistinlabor. Itisironictothinkthatthisdependencewaserroneous.Infactasthefilm.statessince
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Perez 2 thisnewfieldofmedicinewasjustemergingmanyobstetricianshadnotevenassisted someonegivinglaborbeforetheyattendedsomeoftheirpatients!However,dueto obstetriciansinfluenceinthemedia,womenwereledtobelievethattheplacetobewasa hospital,andnottheirhomebecausewomendonotknowhowtogivebirthandshouldbe dependentonanobstetrician. Duringthe 1950s 1960s 19 Whenawomanisreadytogointolaborherbodynaturallyadjustsinordertoallow fortheprocesstocontinue..Moredetails.Moredetails whathappens. Howithappens wherecanawomengivebirth waterbirths Nauralinductionmethods. Talkaboutrecovery Whenawomanisinducedtogivebirththerearemanyrisksthatfollow. InducedlaborhasbecomemoreandmoreprevalentintheUnitedStates.Fromto therehasbeenariseinwomenthatreceivesometypeofinductionmethod.Whyareso manybirthsinduced?Ifawomanisathighriskinherpregnancyorifthechildisathigh riskinductionisnecessarytoensurethatboththemotherandchildareok.However,with theavailabilityofmedicinemanywomenprefernottostayinpain.Medicationhasenabled womentoavoidgoingthroughthepainofgivingbirth.Inhospitals,obstetriciansare trainedtominimizethepainapatientgoesthrough.Therefore,whentheyseeapatientin paintheytendtosuggestorevenpushtheuseofmedication.Thisaloneisoneofthe fundamentalreasonswhytheuseofpitocinhasincreasedby(..).Manybelievethatthis isaugmentedbythepositioninwhichwomengivebirth(lyingdownwiththeirlegsup) thispositioniscalledthe..(). Accordingto.Thisisnotthebestpositionbecause..Rarelyanynationsworldwideuse thispositiontogivebirth.Infact,manycountriescriticizetheUnitedStatesforusingthis pose.

Perez 3 Themostcommontypesofmedicationusedtoinducelaborare: Epidural Howitisinjected Pitocin Howitisadministered Talkabouteachandgivetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeach. Thefactthatthesemedicinescanhelpreducethepainisadvantageous.However,itis commonforthesemedicationstoleadtocesareansections. Transitionintowhycesareansectionsoccurhowandwhy.Explaintheprocess.Talkabout therisks.Talkaboutrecovery. Asyoucanseealthoughmedicinehasbroughtaboutgreatchangesinsocietyithasalso causedanunnecessarydependence.Onethatis
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Perez 4 Bibliography: Lothian,JudithA.WhyNaturalChildbirth?TheJournalofPerinatalEducation9.4(2000): 4446.Web.12July2012. InducingLabor.AmericanPregnancyAssociation.AmericanPregnancyAssociation,2007. Web.12July2012. PregnancyandChildbirthBirthStatisticsJohnHopkinsMedicineHealthLibrary.John HopkinsUniversity.N.d.Web.12July2012. NationalCenterforHealthStatistics.FaststatsBirthsandNatality.CentersforDisease ControlandPrevention.21Feb.2012.Web.12July2012. PitocinFAQChildbirth.org.Childbirth.org.19961998.Web.12July2012. TheBusinessofBeingBorn.Dir.AbbyEpstein.Perf.RickiLake,AbbyEpstein.NewLine Entertainment,Inc.,2008.DVD. BornintheU.S.A.Dir.KenSchneiderandMarciaJarmel.Perf.N.perf.PatchWorks Productions,2007.DVD.