After reading the chapter, I feel that I don’t agree with the opinion that the world stand by if
there were men who died just for completing their reproductive functions. Women
need not die in childbirth. We need to give young woman information to support
her needs to control her reproductive health, to help her through a pregnancy,
and also take care of her and her newborn well into childhood. The vast
majority of maternal deaths could be prevented, if women have access to quality
family planning services and skilled care during childbirth. The working
health system is a key to save these women's lives. On the other hand, the lack
of education also directly improved the chances of women’s death in childbirth.
And in today's society, there are still many people disregard for women. One
reason for women’s death is because they are not thought as matter. There is a
strong correlation between the countries where women are marginalized and the countries
with high maternal mortality. I think this is not a necessarily truth, because
the second element may due to medical issues. Only a few women know their own
specific conditions, so they can take care of them. We should change this
condition to help more women realize that the importance of understanding their
own situation. I know one reason women die in childbirth
has to do with anatomy, arising from two basic evolutionary trade-offs. When
I was reading this chapter, I was reminded of my mom in the pain of childbirth.
I just want to say thank you to her, and take care of her during her rest of
life.
My question is “why can't women die in childbirth?”
Reading this chapter, I also began to think of my mother and the pain she went through to deliver me. She was in labor for several hours before the doctors found out that I was breech and not coming down the birth canal, which meant she had to undergo an emergency C-section. I remember her telling me that she didn't feel anything because they gave her an epidural and lots of pain medicine afterwards, but this chapter got me thinking about the "what ifs". What if my mother had been in a country where childbirth was not handled like it is here? What if she hadn't had an epidural or pain medicine? Before reading this book and this chapter, I had always found the story of my birth entertaining, laughing at how I was brought to my mom in a giant stocking (I was a Christmas baby) while she was still heavily medicated and how confused she was by Santa Claus being at the hospital. Now, I realize how lucky we both were to have such excellent medical care. Without the tools, medicine, and quick-thinking doctors that were with my mom, I might not be here today. If I had survived, the chances of losing my mother would have been great. This thought is extremely sobering, and makes me realize how much American's tend to take for granted the care we receive in our hospitals. It's realizations like mine that I hope others have, because it is that realization that will spur sympathy and an outcry for change in less fortunate countries.
ReplyDeleteIn reading this chapter, I found that of the four major factors of why womem die in child birth the two major factors appear to be a lack of education and a disregard for women.
ReplyDeleteWomen are not properly educated about their bodies and their health among other things . Birth. attendants dont have proper traininf in delivering healthy babies let alone complicated births. With better education women can take control of their health and well-being and properly educating birth attendants will help the mortality rates for babies as well as for the moms.
The secons factor is a disregard for women. It is easy to sit here and say women need to protect and educate themselves but in reality women are not given the same respect men are in these other countries.
In reading this chapter, I found that of the four major factors of why womem die in child birth the two major factors appear to be a lack of education and a disregard for women.
ReplyDeleteWomen are not properly educated about their bodies and their health among other things . Birth. attendants dont have proper traininf in delivering healthy babies let alone complicated births. With better education women can take control of their health and well-being and properly educating birth attendants will help the mortality rates for babies as well as for the moms.
The secons factor is a disregard for women. It is easy to sit here and say women need to protect and educate themselves but in reality women are not given the same respect men are in these other countries.
I totally agree with you, women aren't properly educated about their bodies and the people who are delivering the babies aren't certified to be doing so. The disregard to women part is also true to because we focus more on how strong and how smart men are in America.
DeleteI must agree with you and Michelle. I must say women are so strong to go through something so painful and that could take hours to go through. Michelle I agree with you as well... "Two major factors appear to be a lack of education and a disregard for women." When it comes to education and pregnancy I believe women should be aware of the risk of pregnancy and health. Knowing this information could vary from city to city or country to country, but it is important for women to be educated about pregnancy, risk during pregnancy, be aware of health problems before, during and after pregnancy, etc...
ReplyDeleteThat is a very powerful questions and it is true women should not have to die in birth. Women are so strong to go through pregnacy why do they have to die in the process. I am for one pregnant and my body is going through so many changes that when I read these stories it breaks my hearts because they do not have the prenatal care and support like I do. I believe every women deserves it they are making sure our population stays high and populated why would you treat them horribly and turn them away just because how much they make and so on. This all just upsets me because pregnacny is a beauitful thing and women should not have to die in the process!
ReplyDeleteI agree. Women should not have to die in childbirth. They should be able to have the resources that they need to go through childbirth without them dying. Women in those areas don’t have the education like other places. To help these women who are facing childbirth not to die we can help educate them and also donate supplies to the hospitals so the cost can be cheaper for these families. We can help inform these families that it is better to go to the hospital sooner for help than later. And we could get a fundraiser started to help those who can’t afford to go to the hospital for help.
ReplyDeleteI agree that most women who die during child birth die because a lack of education and a lack of needed resources that are needed to keep them healthy during child birth. If the countries who have good health care and the medicines needed to help women in the other countries would share a little it could save way more people.
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