HW #34: Some Initial Thoughts on Birth

     Well to be quite honest, I don't think I have many thoughts about birth. This is probably because I don't know much about it. I know the obvious things of course such as, a women gets pregnant, then after about 9 months that women goes into labor. This usually happens at a hospital where the women is cared for by doctors and hospital staff. I also know that a woman can have a baby at home, instead of going to the hospital. Of course afterwards you have to take the baby somewhere so that the baby can get fingerprints, and can be evaluated to see how healthy it is or isn't.
    When I hear the word birth I also think of things such as teen pregnancy and abortion. Abortion in America is a terribly controversial topic which digs into religious views, and moral views. Teen pregnancy is very high in America, personally I only know one girl under the age of 18 that has had a baby, I think this is an unreasonable age to raise a kid. In my eyes 18 is the youngest someone can have a child without me looking down on them.One thing that I am extremely looking forward to from this unit, is the different kinds of dominant social practices associated with birth? Will they be as weird as they were before? How is America dealing with the nightmarish industrial atrocity compared to other countries? From the previous units America doesn't seem to be on top or near the top with their food, or their illness and dying care. I believe France has the best healthcare system in the world, and I'm not sure who has the best food in the world but it's definitely not America? What a surprise?
     Questions: ( In order of importance 1 being most important 6 being least)
1.Why are almost all children born in hospitals and how did that come to be the norm in America?
2. Are the alternatives social practices more difficult to reach/attain as they have been in the previous units, especially the food unit?
3. Is it safer to give birth at home instead of a hospital, and is that an alternative to the dominant social practices?
4 What are the main correlations between illness and dying and birth?
5.Has there been much movement to prevent the nightmarish industrial atrocities, and if so how are we comparing to other countries with this atrocity( Example: Is Birth safer in Japan oppose to America, and how can we fix this?)?
6.Will there be a video of a woman giving birth, or will there be videos of different animals giving birth?