# Pushed

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- Authors: [Jennifer Block](https://www.bookquiver.com/jennifer-block)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2008-04-08

## Description

A ground-breaking narrative investigation of childbirth in the age of machines, malpractice, and managed care, Pushed presents the complete picture of maternity care in America. From inside the operating room of a hospital with a 44% Cesarean rate to the living room floor of a woman who gives birth with an illegal midwife, Block exposes a system in which few women have an optimal experience. Pushed surveys the public health impact of routine labour inductions, C-sections, and epidurals, but also examines childbirth as a women's rights issue: Do women even have the right to choose a normal birth? Is that right being upheld? A wake-up call for our times, Block's gripping research reveals that while emergency obstetric care is essential, we are overusing medical technology at the expense of maternal and infant health.

## Editions

### Pushed

- Publisher: da_capo_press
- ISBN: 978-07-3821-166-4
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2008-04-08
- Language: en_GB