The Politics of Women’s Health Care in the United States

Abstract

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More Opportunities than Wealth. A Network of Power and Frustration

“…[15] and references therein) impinging on issues of inherited wealth and social stratification [20]. However, faster, more direct pathways to wealth polarization might be possible in the fluid contemporary world where increasingly deregulated and sophisticated financial tools can provide new means for wealth transfer [21].…”

Postnatal Unit Care and Safe Transition Home

“…Medicalization also disrupts the transfer of knowledge and cultural practices for postpartum care across generations of women. 11 Maya's experiences are not unique. It is to be expected that Maya may feel unprepared and unsupported for the healing and parenting journeys ahead of her.…”

“…This shift in control of the female body and women's reproductive experiences drew people away from midwives and traditional healers and into a physician-based model of medical care across the lifespan. 11 A major cost of medicalizing pregnancy and birth is the loss of patient autonomy, despite this being a core component of ethical medical practice. Medicalization also disrupts the transfer of knowledge and cultural practices for postpartum care across generations of women.…”

“…A major cost of medicalizing pregnancy and birth is the loss of patient autonomy, despite this being a core component of ethical medical practice. Medicalization also disrupts the transfer of knowledge and cultural practices for postpartum care across generations of women 11…”

“…In the beginning of 20th century, with the expansion of the male-dominated field of medicine, hospital deliveries became a lucrative endeavor. This shift in control of the female body and women’s reproductive experiences drew people away from midwives and traditional healers and into a physician-based model of medical care across the lifespan 11. A major cost of medicalizing pregnancy and birth is the loss of patient autonomy, despite this being a core component of ethical medical practice.…”