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A 3 page research paper that compares the Bradley and Kitzinger Methods of childbirth. The writer also discusses issues pertaining to childbirth education. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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through the use of "relaxation, breathing and visualization" (Labor Union, 2003, p. 44). As this suggests, the basic philosophy behind the Bradley Method is that "with the support of a
husband or other dedicated partner, the majority of women in uncomplicated labor can give birth without medications" and that non-interference by medical personnel improves "outcomes for both mother and child"
(McKinney, 2006, p. 26). Based on a qualitative study of the Bradley Method, McKinney concludes that this method of natural childbirth "provides women with tools to make informed decisions and
empowering choices in labor and delivery (McKinney, 2006, p. 29). In 1962, Sheila Kitzinger, a social anthropologist, published her first book on childbirth, in which she argued against the "the
political and social contexts" in which women gave birth (Sharp, 2004, p. 493). As with proponents of Bradley, Kitzinger decries the increase in medical intervention in childbirth and argues in
favor of maternal empowerment. The Kitzinger Method of childbirth is based on the work of British physician Dr. Grantly Dick-Read and also draws on elements of the Lamaze Method (Childbirth
Methods, 2007). This method relies primarily on "touch, massage and visualization" in order to aid the laboring woman in going with the flow of contractions, rather than trying to ignore
contractions or "breath" the pain away (Childbirth Methods, 2007). However, both Bradley and Kitzinger emphasize slow, deep breathing as a means to achieve relaxation. The main difference between the
two methods, as both argue against an excess of medical intervention, is that Bradley takes a more dogmatic stance toward medical intervention of any kind, as parents are encouraged to
use midwives and have home births (Childbirth Methods, 2007). Kitzinger, while acknowledging that medical intervention is sometimes necessary, emphasizes that women should be told the complete truth, such as the
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