Medicalization and Fear: A Midwifery View of the Phenomenon and the Backlash
The phenomenon of medicalization in the United States is something that midwives must deal with on a daily basis, and it has far-reaching consequences for women’s health. This article examines the culture of birth in the U.S. and how medicalization has manifested itself as a social norm from the per...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dalhousie University Libraries
2021-03-01
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| Series: | The Journal for Undergraduate Ethnography |
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| Online Access: | https://ojs.library.dal.ca/JUE/article/view/10868 |