HLTHAGE 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Umbilical Cord, Hazing, Public Health
4 Feb 2020
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Mother is responsible for caring for the child. Someone needs to be invested and in good health. Gradual breakdown of what you thought you were to what you are to what you will be in the future. According to floyd, the mother loses control: privacy of home to a public centre. The wheelchair is symbolic in a way that make the individual the patient and needs care. The iv is sustaining you in bed: equivalent to the umbilical cord to the baby. Mother is dependent on the care given in the hospital. These rituals are there for a purpose. To understand that those in the hospital know how to treat you and have the knowledge. Evolution of medicine and technology has improved. Woman must understand that she is secondary: the child is the primary concern. Quality of mother"s experience isn"t thought about: the machine/screen will tell.
