July 1, 2011 in Fertility, Pregnancy & Childbirth, Myths & Truths |
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In this series we're going to explore natural childbirth (home birth) as an alternative to industrialized childbirth. Industrialized childbirth could also be called "disturbed birth", which Australian family physician Sarah J. Buckley, MD defines as follows:
Anything that disturbs a laboring woman's sense of safety and privacy will disrupt the birth process. This definition covers most of modern obstetrics, which has created an entire industry around the observation and monitoring of pregnant and birthing women. Some of ...
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April 26, 2008 in Medical Industrial Complex |
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The popular perception that the U.S. has the highest quality of medical care in the world has been proven entirely false by several public heath studies and reports over the past few years.
The prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association published a study by Dr. Barbara Starfield, a medical doctor with a Master's degree in Public Health, in 2000 which revealed the extremely poor performance of the United States health care system when compared to other ...
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