Why do we keep early pregnancy a secret? How long have we been giving birth in hospitals? And why is childbirth so painful? Today's guest is Tina Cassidy, author of the book "Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born." Click here to see citations for this episode!
Why do we keep early pregnancy a secret? How long have we been giving birth in hospitals? And why is childbirth so painful?
Today's guest is Tina Cassidy , author of the book “Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born.”
Citations and further reading:
The Miracle of Life (1983), by NOVA - Review by Inbar Maayan (2010)The Real Reasons Why Childbirth Is so Painful and Dangerous by Colin Barras, BBC Earth (2016) Big Baby Boom: Supersize Deliveries Have Doctors Worried by Linda Carroll and Bill Briggs, NBC News (2013)Drife, J. (2002). The start of life: a history of obstetrics. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 31 surprising things you may not know about pregnancy by Lindsay Dodgson, Insider (2018)Hytten F. (2018). Blood volume changes in normal pregnancy. Clinics in Haematology Pregnancy week by week , Mayo Clinic (2020)A Breakdown of Miscarriage Rates by Week by Rena Goldman, Healthline (2018)National Center for Health Statistics — Method of Delivery , CDC (2020)Rate Of C-Sections Is Rising At An 'Alarming' Rate, Report Says by Michaeleen Doucleff, NPR News (2018)Planned Home Birth . (2017). The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Why Is American Home Birth So Dangerous? by Amy Tuteur, New York Times (2016)Hospital births far safer for U.S. newborns than home births by Tamara Mathias, Reuters (2020)Collier, A. Y., & Molina, R. L. (2019). Maternal Mortality in the United States: Updates on Trends, Causes, and Solutions . NeoReviews.
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