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pyrrhonic · 3174 days ago · link · · parent · post: Most Common Childbirth Practice in U.S. Is Unnecessary & Dangerous
In undergrad I read an eye-opening article about the medicalization of pregnancy/labor in the US. It went from the most semiotic aspects that treat women giving birth as a medical problem - such as being kept in a wheelchair - to the more profound and practical. The thing that stuck out the most for me is the orientation of a pregnant woman's body. In most traditional cultures women give birth in a vertical position, often by squatting. In the medicalized American version women are horizontal, which means they aren't being aided by simple gravity. Gotta see if I can dig that article up.