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Born in the USA : How a Broken Maternity System Must Be Fixed to Put Women and Children First by Marsden Wagner (2008, Trade Paperback)

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In this rare, behind-the-scenes look at what goes on in hospitals across the country, a longtime medical insider and international authority on childbirth assesses the flawed American maternity care system, powerfully demonstrating how it fails to deliver safe, effective care for both mothers and babies. Written for mothers and fathers, obstetricians, nurses, midwives, scientists, insurance professionals, and anyone contemplating having a child, this passionate expos documents how, in the most expensive maternity care system in the world, women have lost control over childbirth and what the disturbing results of this phenomenon have been. Born in the USA examines issues including midwifery and the safety of out-of-hospital birth, how the process of becoming a doctor can adversely affect both practitioners and their patients, and why there has been a rise in the use of risky but doctor-friendly interventions, including the use of Cytotec, a drug that has not been approved by the FDA for pregnant women. Most importantly, this gripping investigation, supported by many troubling personal stories, explores how women can reclaim the childbirth experience for the betterment of themselves and their children. Born in the USA tells: * Why women are 70% more likely to die in childbirth in America than in Europe * What motivates obstetricians to use dangerous and unnecessary drugs and procedures * How the present malpractice crisis has been aggravated by the fear of accountability * Why procedures such as cesarean section and birth inductions are so readily used

Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520256336
ISBN-13
9780520256330
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102875231

Product Key Features

Author
Marsden Wagner
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Women's Health, Health Care Delivery, Sociology / General, Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, Pregnancy & Childbirth, Gynecology & Obstetrics, Health Policy
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Genre
Health & Fitness, Medical, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
305 Pages

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Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Rg518.U5w34 2008
Publication Name
Born in the USA : How a Broken Maternity System Must Be Fixed to Put Women and Children First
Table of Content
Preface 1. Maternity Care in Crisis: Where Are the Doctors? 2. Tribal Obstetrics 3. Choose and Lose: Promoting Cesarean Section and Other Invasive Interventions 4. Forced Labor: Induction or Seduction 5. Hunting Witches: Midwifery in America 6. Where to Be Born: Here Come the Obstetric Police 7. Rights and Wrongs: The "Malpractice Crisis," Legal Protections for Pregnant Women, and Regulation by Litigation 8. Vision of a Better Way to Be Born 9. How to Get Where We Need to Be Notes Index
Copyright Date
2006
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2006-018090
Dewey Decimal
362.198200973
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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by suprememom4Sep 15, 2008
Thought provoking reading
This is an excellent book that examines the state of maternity care in American hospitals. It is a scary state and will not improve until more women stand up and refuse to accept the status quo. Very well researched, it is a great read. My only caveat would be that the author pushes the socialist health care model as a solution. I live in Canada and can state that maternity care is not much better here at all, and certainly does not lead to the kind of changes that need to be made in North American maternity care. Overall a good, thought provoking read.

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