TY - JOUR
T1 - Childbirth and the illness focus
AU - Sweet, Linda
PY - 1997/12
Y1 - 1997/12
N2 - Childbirth is essentially women's business, a natural female act being performed since the beginning of mankind. However, as Western society has evolved, so too has the management of childbirth. It is the medical profession that has gained control of providing care for childbearing women, to the detriment of many women's experiences. The societal expectations on childbearing women, the iatrogenic effects of pregnancy being treated as an illness under the medical model, and the implications for the profession of midwifery will be discussed.
AB - Childbirth is essentially women's business, a natural female act being performed since the beginning of mankind. However, as Western society has evolved, so too has the management of childbirth. It is the medical profession that has gained control of providing care for childbearing women, to the detriment of many women's experiences. The societal expectations on childbearing women, the iatrogenic effects of pregnancy being treated as an illness under the medical model, and the implications for the profession of midwifery will be discussed.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0031318077&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S1031-170X(97)80028-1
DO - 10.1016/S1031-170X(97)80028-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 9555372
AN - SCOPUS:0031318077
VL - 10
SP - 21
EP - 25
JO - Australian College of Midwives Inc
JF - Australian College of Midwives Inc
SN - 1031-170X
IS - 4
ER -