Childbirth and sexuality

Hannah H. Dahlen, Sahar Sobhgol

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Abstract

Throughout documented history and across cultures childbirth has been memorialized as both mystery and power, and those who attended women giving birth, mostly midwives, have been both revered and feared (Ehrenreich & English, 2010). It is only relatively recently that childbirth has been made public, its mysteries exposed through media and technologies like ultrasound and men have been permitted to enter the birth space. In many countries around the world midwives have been usurped as lead care providers at birth with a concerted attempt to eradicate them in some places; and this continues even today (Clifford, 2019; Greenfield, 2019).
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRoutledge International Handbook of Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health
EditorsJane M. Ussher, Joan C. Chrisler, Janette Perz
Place of PublicationU.K.
PublisherRoutledge
Pages332-345
Number of pages14
ISBN (Electronic)9781351035620
ISBN (Print)9781138490260
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Keywords

  • Aboriginal Australians
  • childbirth
  • maternal health services
  • midwives
  • women

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