{"id":108,"date":"2009-09-01T19:03:43","date_gmt":"2009-09-01T23:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/?p=108"},"modified":"2017-10-31T20:06:57","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T00:06:57","slug":"three-perspectives-on-technology-and-childbirth-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/2009\/09\/01\/three-perspectives-on-technology-and-childbirth-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Perspectives on Technology and Childbirth in America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/evaguein\/3851510523\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/hoochiewoman.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/09\/baby.jpg?w=610\" alt=\"D\u00eda 225: cabeza arriba y cabeza abajo (by Flickr user evaguein)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, September 3, 2009<br \/>\n4 PM, in the Women\u2019s Resource Center, 775 Commonwealth Avenue<br \/>\n(in the George Sherman Union, lower level)<br \/>\nBoston MA \u2014 \u201cBU Central\u201d on the Green Line B-train<\/p>\n<p>Panelists: <a href=\"http:\/\/people.bu.edu\/olivetti\/\">Claudia Olivetti<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/people.bu.edu\/cmichaud\/\">Christina Michaud<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.medscape.com\/viewarticle\/494349\">Eugene Declercq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Childbirth is the most common reason for hospitalization in the United States, and cesarean section is the most common form of major surgery. Yet childbirth also has significance for women\u2019s sense of identity and our understanding of the meaning of family. This panel will offer a historical overview of the economic implications of technologically assisted birth, a discourse analysis of women\u2019s birth narratives, and a public health perspective on birth practices and outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Email <a href=\"mailto:wsp@bu.edu\">wsp@bu.edu<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by the Boston University Women\u2019s Studies Program and the Faculty Network on Women\u2019s Studies, Gender, and Sexuality<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, September 3, 2009 4 PM, in the Women\u2019s Resource Center, 775 Commonwealth Avenue (in the George Sherman Union, lower level) Boston MA \u2014 \u201cBU Central\u201d on the Green Line B-train Panelists: Claudia Olivetti, Christina Michaud, and Eugene Declercq Childbirth is the most common reason for hospitalization in the United States, and cesarean section is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/2009\/09\/01\/three-perspectives-on-technology-and-childbirth-in-america\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Three Perspectives on Technology and Childbirth in America<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7073,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,121],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7073"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108\/revisions\/109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/hoochie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}