Social and medical models of childbirth

Question 1

Medical model of childbirth

Answer 1

Pregnancy is only safe in retrospect

Question 2

Social model of childbirth

Answer 2

Childbirth is in principle a normal physiological event, which only needs medical interventions in a few cases

Question 3

Where are social and medical models of childbirth used?

Answer 3

Mental health/psychiatry/asthma/disability/drug use/addiction/dementia/dying/sexuality/infertility/health promotion/anorexia/obesity/shyness etc

Question 4

Obstetric model

Answer 4

Adrenaline

Question 5

Midwifery model

Answer 5

Oxytocin

Question 6

Medical model

Answer 6

Doctor
Male-centered
Biomedical focus

Question 7

Social model

Answer 7

Subjective
Female-centered
Holistic

Question 8

Practical level of midwifery model

Answer 8

Focus on what people do, often used by nurses, easy to spill over to ideology, obstetric vs midwifery practice

Question 9

Ideological level of midwifery model

Answer 9

Ideology always colours what one sees - how one experiences a birth

Question 10

Analytical level of midwifery model

Answer 10

Contrasting views of childbirth and health/women’s issues

Question 11

Obstetric practice

Answer 11

Science orientated, risk is statistical, solutions/improvements measured through mortality and morbidity

Question 12

Midwifery practice

Answer 12

Pregnancy is normal