Women's Labor Vs Midwife

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Women’s labor and delivery differed in a medicalized birth versus a midwife attended birth. In a hospital setting, a physician was in charge of the labor and delivery. Therefore, women’s opinions were often overpowered by physicians’. With a midwife attended birth, women were more empowered to take control of their experience and decide what was best for them throughout the labor and delivery process. A feminist birth is one in which the woman is informed of her options, feels empowered, and can decide for herself what route to take for labor and delivery.
Women’s labors differed in a hospital setting with physicians and nurses compared to births attended by midwives. In a hospital setting, women were more subjugated compared to midwife attended
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