The Technocratic, Humanistic, and Holistic Paradigms of Childbirth
A talk for the Japanese Midwives' Association, March 2002
2001 Volume 15 Issue 3 Pages 40-55
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2001 Volume 15 Issue 3 Pages 40-55
In this talk I will describe three paradigms of health care that heavily influence contemporary childbirth, most particularly in industrialized nations, but nowincreasingly all over the globe.1 I call these three paradigms the technocratic, humanistic, and holistic models of medicine. I will also speak about the importance of nresering midwifery around the world and most especially in Japan.
