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Towards the Humanisation of Birth - A study of epidural analgesia and hospital birth culture (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
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Towards the Humanisation of Birth - A study of epidural analgesia and hospital birth culture (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
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This book examines the future of birthing practices, particularly
by focusing on epidural analgesia in childbirth. It describes
historical and cultural trajectories that have shaped the way in
which birth is understood in Western, developed nations. In setting
out the nature of epidural history, knowledge and practice, the
book delves into related birth practices within the hospital
setting. By critically examining these practices, which are
embedded in a scientific discourse that rationalises and relies
upon technology use, the authors argue that epidural analgesia has
been positioned as a safe technology in contemporary maternity
culture, despite it carrying particular risks. In examining
alternative research the book proposes that increasing epidural
rates are not only due to greater pain relief requirements or
access but are influenced by technocratic values and a fragmented
maternity system. The authors outline the way in which this
epidural discourse influences how information is presented to women
and how this affects their choices around the use of pain relief in
labour.
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