an ecologist's journey to motherhood
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Steingraber, Sandra
- Publish Year
- 2001
- Shelfmark
- B1586 - B
- Thesaurus
- moederschap, ecologie, bevallingen, zwangerschappen
- Description
- According to many popular guidebooks, pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting are happy experiences that proceed smoothly to bliss and contentment. Steingraber begs to differ. She feels that consumer guides do not offer women enough information about the reality of the birth process. They argue that childbirth preparation classes make medical intervention seem harmless, normal, and expected. This leads women to stop trusting themselves and their bodies, allowing physicians to take control. Coming from a generation of women who identify themselves as independent, equal, and entitled to power, she felt a sense of loss despite having wanted a child. She also began to reexamine some of her basic beliefs about a woman's right to choose and the balance of power in relationships.