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dc.contributor.author | Cummins, Molly Wiant | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-05-16T15:43:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-05-16T15:43:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-12-27 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Molly Wiant Cummins (2020) Miracles and home births: the importance of media representations of birth, Critical Studies in Media Communication, 37:1, 85-96, DOI: 10.1080/15295036.2019.1704037 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10106/31196 | |
dc.description.abstract | Since most women do not experience birth firsthand before giving birth themselves, many U.S. American birthing women draw knowledge from media representations for understanding what to expect during delivery. Most media representations of birth uphold a medical model, presenting many women with limited options for birth and reducing the agency available to women in their healthcare choices. Lack of choice and agency play into some of the issues surrounding the high rate of maternal mortality in the U.S., compared to other developed nations. This paper analyzes “The Miracle of Birth” scene from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Darci’s home birth on Jane the Virgin from a feminist rhetorical lens to explore the possibilities and limitations in media representations of birth. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Routledge | en_US |
dc.subject | Media representations of birth | en_US |
dc.subject | Childbirth on TV | en_US |
dc.subject | Medical model of birth | en_US |
dc.subject | Social model of birth | en_US |
dc.title | Miracles and home births: the importance of media representations of birth | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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