Dear Lynne, I am currently working on a PhD in the field of sociology of reproduction. I am interested in women's choices in relation to pregnancy and childbirth- Of great interest to me is this supposed turn towards embracing medical intervention. The list has been discussing this on and off- for instance women demanding caesarean sections and social inductions. I truly believe that the discourse surrounding pregnancy and birth is laden with notions of the faulty body- hence women's turn to medicine as opposed to themselves. That is a very short answer to what I am working on- I would love to see women trusting their own body- I know that everyone on this list seems to do so- and have worked with many women who do as well- but there are just too many cases now of women automatically turning to medical intervention as the best and safest answer. Anyway- I will send those chapters off to you by the end of the week- I hope that you enjoy them.
Take care Alphia At 05:54 PM 26/08/02 +1000, you wrote: >>From: "Lynne Staff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] newspaper article on pregnancy >>in transplanted uterus >>Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 18:31:47 +1000 >>X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 >>Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>Hello Alphia - I would be very interested in reading these chapters. I think >>it links in with what we do and think (although it seems sometimes that >>midwives don't think about the words they say or what they do and how this >>may help shape/perpetuate the maternity care culture. One of the reasons I >>asked the midwives to change the way they spoke to women before we opened >>the unit where I work - trying to change a LOT of the practices which are >>legacies of many decades of medically structured, and by George, these >>midwives have done it! And what a difference it makes too..... >> >>My mail address is 122 Eudlo Rd, Mooloolah, QLD, 4553. >> >>What are you working on? >> >>Warm regards, Lynne >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Alphia Garrety" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 9:43 AM >>Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] newspaper article on pregnancy in transplanted >>uterus >> >> >> > Hi Lynne, >> > >> > To tell you the truth I am not familiar with Rowlands work- . I just went >> > through my library's catalogue and found a few of her publications- but >> > nothing beyond Living Laboratories. I am going to go check it out after >>my >> > classes. There is a book called "Body Talk" an edited book by Mary Lay, >> > Laura Gurak, Clare Gravon and Cynthia Myntti. There are several >> > interesting chapters on discourse and reproduction- a very good one by >> > Robbie Davis-Floyd. If you are interested I can send you some photocopied >> > chapters- I just need your address. But I agree with you- the discourse >> > that surrounds reproduction and medicine is very loaded. I wont go on my >> > soap box again- but I do find it very depressing. Let me know if you are >> > interested in the articles. >> > >> > Take care >> > Alphia >> > >> > At 08:23 AM 23/08/02 +1000, you wrote: >> > >Hi Alphia >> > > >> > > I read with interst your comments on this - a passion of mine and has >>been >> > >for years - in fact this was what got me into language and it's >>significance >> > >in shaping reality in maternity care. It was through reading Robyn >>Rowland's >> > >book Living Laboratories that I became aware of all of this initially. Do >> > >you happen to know what she is up to? I would assume you know of her >>because >> > >of your work and would love to read more of her papers. >> > > >> > >Regards, Lynne >> > >----- Original Message ----- >> > >From: "Alphia Garrety" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > >Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 12:10 PM >> > >Subject: [ozmidwifery] newspaper article on pregnancy in transplanted >>uterus >> > > >> > > >> > > > Hi everyone, >> > > > >> > > > This is not the first time that this form of research has been >> > > > undertaken. March 7, 2002 the New York times printed an article on >> > > > "Medical First: A Transplant of a uterus", there was another more >>recent >> > > > article in the Sydney Morning Herald- on August 14th of this year >>there >> > > > was an article on how a "US doctor defends human cloning >> > > > experiment". Though it is not dealing with a transplanted uterus, >>this >> > > > form of medical intervention involves taking the DNA from an >>'infertile' >> > > > mother and adding it to a donor's egg. The donor's DNA would be >>removed >> > > > from the egg, which would be implanted into a surrogate mother!!! >>What a >> > > > world! Beyond the fact that this form of research screams about the >> > >faulty >> > > > body of the woman (sending this message loud and clear to all who read >> > >it)- >> > > > think about the emotional turmoil of all involved- of course there is >>more >> > > > here to be dissected and discussed- such as things as the imperative >>of a >> > > > biological child and the woman as patient- labelling infertility as an >> > > > illness as well. Whilst I have much empathy for a woman or couple who >>are >> > > > finding themselves in the position of having fertility problems- I do >>have >> > > > a serious problem with using women as guineau pigs in medical >>research, as >> > > > has been the case with IVFand surrogacy (we do not know the long term >> > > > effects of the amount of hormones given to these women as of yet)- I >>feel >> > > > that our society places too much emphasis on having a biological >>child- >> > > > women or couples are no longer able to deal with the problem of >> > >infertility >> > > > in an 'nonmedical' way. By labelling infertility an illness and >>having >> > >the >> > > > technology to treat it- we may reach a point where women or couples >>who do >> > > > not take up this option are seen as irresponsible. >> > > > >> > > > Well that is my two cents >> > > > Take care everyone >> > > > Alphia >> > > > Alphia Garrety (Ba. Hons.) >> > > > PhD. Candidate >> > > > School of Sociology and Justice Studies >> > > > Bankstown Campus, University of Western Sydney >> > > > UWS Locked Bag 1797 >> > > > South Penrith Distribution Centre >> > > > NSW 1797 Australia >> > > > >> > > > Phone: 02 97726628 >> > > > Fax: 02 97726584 >> > > > >> > > > -- >> > > > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. >> > > > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. >> > > >> > >-- >> > >This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. >> > >Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. >> > >> > -- >> > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. >> > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. >> >>-- >>This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. >>Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. Alphia Garrety (Ba. Hons.) PhD. Candidate School of Sociology and Justice Studies Bankstown Campus, University of Western Sydney UWS Locked Bag 1797 South Penrith Distribution Centre NSW 1797 Australia Phone: 02 97726628 Fax: 02 97726584 -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
