Posts Tagged ‘hospital birth’
The Rituals of American Hospital Birth by Anthropologist Robbie-David Floyd
“I can remember just almost being in tears by the way they would wheel you in. I would come into the hospital, on top of this, breathing, you know, all in control. And they slap you in a wheelchair! It made me suddenly feel like maybe I wasn’t in control any more.” Why is childbirth,…
Read MoreCytotec – Unapproved Labor Drug Routenely Used is Killing Women and Children
Doctors now induce labor in 1 out of 3 pregnant women in the U.S. with Cytotec, and the warning label for that drug clearly states “Do not take if you are pregnant”. The results has been many dead or permanently disabled mothers and babies. Cytotec is an ulcer medication often administered against-the-label to pregnant women…
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