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The several faces of the medicalization of birth. Italy and its peculiarities

BACKGROUND: Medical-scientific advances in maternal care gradually improved the health of mothers and new-borns. However, this has contributed to increasing levels of medicalization, defined as the overuse of medical interventions even in low-risk pregnancies and childbirths. In Italy pregnancy and...

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Autor principal: Spina, Elena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10267815/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37325789
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1000518