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PMID: 23281952 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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The concept of "normal birth" has been promoted as ideal by several international organizations, although debate about its meaning is ongoing. In this article, I examine the concept of normalcy to explore its ethical implications and raise a trio of concerns. First, in its emphasis on nonuse of technology as a goal, the concept of normalcy may marginalize women for whom medical intervention is necessary or beneficial. Second, in its emphasis on birth as a socially meaningful event, the mantra of normalcy may unintentionally avert attention to meaning in medically complicated births. Third, the emphasis on birth as a normal and healthy event may be a contributor to the long-standing tolerance for the dearth of evidence guiding the treatment of illness during pregnancy and the failure to responsibly and productively engage pregnant women in health research. Given these concerns, it is worth debating not just what "normal birth" means, but whether the term as an ideal earns its keep. (BIRTH 39:4 December 2012). |
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Anne Drapkin Lyerly |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2012-11-05 |
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Title: Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) Volume: 39 ISSN: 1523-536X ISO Abbreviation: Birth Publication Date: 2012 Dec |
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Created Date: 2013-01-03 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8302042 Medline TA: Birth Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 315-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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© 2012, Copyright the Authors Journal compilation © 2012, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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Social Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States; Center for Bioethics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. |
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