Being Born
The Business of Being Born Discussion
Chase Bauer
Washburn University School of Nursing
Main Points McGrath, P., & Ray-Barruel, G. (2009)
The film “Business of Being Born” was very eye–opening, the main points included topics like, the numbers of cesarean births now a days, and why this was happening. Their conclusion was based off the times of when the majority of C-section deliveries were performed, which happened to be 4 pm, and 10pm. (“Business of Being Born, 2008”) Their supporting evidence is the thought that the doctors wanted to get home, or not be up all night, so they would just take the mother in for a C-section then everything would be fine and dandy, and they could be home at a decent time. Another thought the movie producers had was that all of the doctors chose C-section, because they were afraid of being sued, and by doing this delivery style they could show the courts they did everything they could to save the baby/mother.
Another major topic was the way the hospital personnel makes the mom feel when she’s going through one of the toughest times of her life. In the hospital this video made …show more content…
The most eye-opening statistic to me is that our country spends three times as much money on births, yet we aren’t receiving better outcomes than other countries that perform births much differently. (“Business of Being Born, 2008”) In this industry a lot of mothers don’t know enough about the different types of births. I think the best options for individuals are whatever that family decides that it is. I don’t think Dr.’s or midwifes should persuade either way. The lack of knowledge is what needs to be addressed in the nation, I think more information needs to be explained to mothers that are just finding out about being pregnant, and so they can make their own decisions early
Chase Bauer
Washburn University School of Nursing
Main Points McGrath, P., & Ray-Barruel, G. (2009)
The film “Business of Being Born” was very eye–opening, the main points included topics like, the numbers of cesarean births now a days, and why this was happening. Their conclusion was based off the times of when the majority of C-section deliveries were performed, which happened to be 4 pm, and 10pm. (“Business of Being Born, 2008”) Their supporting evidence is the thought that the doctors wanted to get home, or not be up all night, so they would just take the mother in for a C-section then everything would be fine and dandy, and they could be home at a decent time. Another thought the movie producers had was that all of the doctors chose C-section, because they were afraid of being sued, and by doing this delivery style they could show the courts they did everything they could to save the baby/mother.
Another major topic was the way the hospital personnel makes the mom feel when she’s going through one of the toughest times of her life. In the hospital this video made …show more content…
The most eye-opening statistic to me is that our country spends three times as much money on births, yet we aren’t receiving better outcomes than other countries that perform births much differently. (“Business of Being Born, 2008”) In this industry a lot of mothers don’t know enough about the different types of births. I think the best options for individuals are whatever that family decides that it is. I don’t think Dr.’s or midwifes should persuade either way. The lack of knowledge is what needs to be addressed in the nation, I think more information needs to be explained to mothers that are just finding out about being pregnant, and so they can make their own decisions early