Publication at Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové |
2022
Abstract
Childbirth falls very much into the realm of biology. It is the biological inevitability of this phenomenon that gives the impression that universal physiology determines birth to such an extent that it takes place in the same way everywhere in the world.
The anthropology of childbirth points out that childbirth is never exclusively a biological matter, but is always anchored in a specific cultural, social and historical context. Childbirth is intertwined with cultural and social meanings that enter fundamentally into its course.
In this article, we will explore models of care and systems of knowledge within biomedicine, i.e. our so-called Western-style medicine.