HIST 249 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Enema, Opiate, Childbirth
7 Feb 2018
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Birth and death are extremely likely to have medical intervention no other event has been medicalized so much. 80% of canadian woman will give birth by the end of their reproductive days. 1070 babies born daily in canada over 90% born in hospital. Fertility rate = 1. 6 issue because its below the level required to keep up a population and economy. On the other hand, if it is funded, money is being taken form somewhere else. Cdc study in 2014 trends in out of hospital birth. Used 1969 as reference point almost 100% of all births happened in hospitals. Georgia: problem became worse after introduction of hmos, medical plans with the attempt to reign in health cost, hmo might stipulate that birth can only be given in one hospital, result of this was to train emergency personnel. Nurses would typically prepare birth by shaving pubic hair. Given enema so no chance of fecal matter will get pushed out.
