Medicalization of Women’s Bodies: Pregnancy‚ Birth‚ and Menopause Pregnancy‚ birth‚ and menopause are some of the natural processes many women undergo in their lives. While medicalization of these experiences is beneficial for women’s emotional and physical wellbeing‚ unnecessary medical interventions can produce negative consequences‚ harming the mind and the body. Despite the tendency toward relying solely on medical professionals’ opinions‚ women’s experiences should be weighed equally or more
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potential risky process requiring medical surveillance. Explain this statement using sociological concepts including medicalization and consider the advantages and disadvantages of this approach to pregnancy. The medicalization of pregnancy and childbirth has changed from something that was previously the most natural process into an extremely risky process‚ so why is this and what does the term medicalization actually mean when applied to the pregnancy process? This following assignment will discuss
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their feelings and needs within supportive‚ accepting and non-judgmental interpersonal relationships and cultural contexts. Postpartum psychiatric illness was initially characterized as a group of disorders specifically linked to pregnancy and childbirth and thus was considered diagnostically distinct from other types of psychiatric illness. It has long been thought that the postpartum period is a time of increased risk for the onset of psychiatric disorders and adjustment difficulties in women
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Historically‚ the role of women was confined to some extent to being a mother and wife‚ with women being expected to dedicate most of their energy to these roles‚ and to spend most of their time taking care of the home. In many cultures‚ women received significant help in performing these tasks from older female relatives‚ such as mothers in law or their own mothers.[13] Mother and child in Cambodia Mothers have historically fulfilled the primary role in raising children‚ but since the late 20th
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In this assignment I will be explain two different health psychology issues and explaining them. The two different issues I have decided to talk about are eating disorders and childbirth. I will then compare the two health psychology issues in relation to their common themes and also their different. P3 Explain specific health psychology issues. Using two health psychology issues of interest to you‚ you should explain the specific issue in detail Eating Disorders (anorexia and bulimia) Anorexia
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specific‚ but fairly widespread‚ such as aromatherapy. Some women believe that it is helpful and soothing to be massaged and inhale essential oils during the birthing process. Some of the oils believed to aid childbirth are; rose‚ neroli‚ lavender‚ sage‚ peppermint‚ and rosemary (Childbirth Solutions website‚ 1999-2011). According to‚ Patricia Davis its important consult with someone educated in the use of essential oils as some‚ such as jasmine‚ sage‚ and rose are believed to induce menstruation
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a much more rigid domestic division of labor. During the second half of the eighteenth century‚ customs of childbirth began to change. One early sign of change was the growing insistence among women from well-to-do urban families that their children be delivered by male midwives and doctors. Many upper class families assumed that in a difficult birth trained physicians would make childbirth safer and less painful. In order to justify their presence‚ physicians tended to take an active role in the
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more than 50‚000 women endure life-capturing complications of pregnancy and or childbirth‚ and more than 3 million babies pass away during the first fragile week of their new life. (WHO 2011) It is not surprising‚ then‚ that many pregnancy related guides and manuals for the awaiting mother-to-be directly focus on issues and complications that arise during the childbearing cycle‚ initial pregnancy‚ labour and childbirth‚ as well as the postpartum period. However‚ most women and their babies progress
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that they can’t do a natural childbirth and what are the risks of not having one? Researchers have done studies on epidurals to determine if they cause women to get an increase in c-sections. They have also done studies to determine if getting an epidural to early will increase the chances of getting an epidural. Why would you get an epidural when there are different ways to have a pain free pregnancy? This is the question that most women ask who have natural childbirths. Why get a shot in your back
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Damien Gatson Psy -225 Human sexuality Jimletta Vareena-Thomas August 05‚ 2012 Methods of Birth Assessment Childrearing is the one of the most crucial times in a mother’s and father’s life and is An journey into parenthood that finally turns into a journey of becoming an adult. The Child birthing practice allows us to decide on which birth methods we prefer‚ but some childbearing are not by choice. There are much that has been written about childbearing practices
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