Control over reproduction, fertility and sexuality has been increasingly slipping out of the hands of women. It is the policy-maker and even more importantly the medical professionals who have usurped control over reproductive decisions. In such a context it is not surprising that one of the most widely used textbook of clinical obstetrics treats pregnancy and childbirth as entirely a medical concern.
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