Trends and consequences of the technocratic paradigm of childbirth in Portugal: a population-based analysis of birth conditions and social characteristics of parents

Discussion Limiting the study of childbirth to its medical aspects leaves important dimensions out of the analysis: women’s perception of birth-related risks associated with the medicalised offer of maternity care, and the implications of this childbirth paradigm for health outcomes and for future care.
Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare - Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research