Obstetric violence, birth trauma, agency, and care in Ami McKay’s The Birth House
AbstractAmi McKay’s The Birth House aptly captures how with the advent of obstetric technologies, medical interventions escalated the proportion of women who encounter obstetric violence as part of normal procedures resulting invariably in birth trauma. The novel portrays the dehumanizing experience...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Cogent Arts & Humanities |
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| Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2023.2249281 |