https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/492393
標題: | Understanding Technology in Birth Care from the Experiences of Taiwanese Obstetricians | 作者: | CHEN-I KUAN | 關鍵字: | childbirth, medicalization, obstetricians, feminist activism, Taiwan | 公開日期: | 三月-2020 | 出版社: | Duke University Press | 卷: | 14 | 期: | 1 | 起(迄)頁: | 123 | 來源出版物: | East Asian Science, Technology and Society | 摘要: | Childbirth in Taiwan is characterized by the use of intensive technological and surgical interventions. Taiwanese cesarean rates are among the highest in the world, fetal monitoring is standard, and interventions such as episiotomy and labor augmentation are routinized practices during childbirth. In this Research Note, I describe the sociopolitical context that has given rise to this situation. More specifically, based on ethnographic research concerning birth care, I explore the ways obstetricians navigate this context and highlight the values and considerations that produce and shape“care" on the ground. I argue that understanding how interventionist birth care has come about, and how it is sustained as obstetricians manage care in daily practice, is vital to inform ongoing feminist activism for women’s self-determination and the de-medicalization of childbirth in Taiwan. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/492393 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85083499195&doi=10.1215%2f18752160-8234240&partnerID=40&md5=ca34a6086a467f21fc08ae22d14aabb4 |
DOI: | 10.1215/18752160-8234240 |
顯示於: | 健康行為與社區科學研究所 |
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