看不见的劳动：剖腹产的故事——未说出口的秘密

English | 2024 | ISBN: 0063264412 | 336 Pages | True EPUB | 1.53 MB

An incisive yet personal look at the science and history of the most common surgery performed in America—the cesarean section—and an exposé on the disturbing state of maternal medical care

When Rachel Somerstein had an unplanned C-section with her first child, the experience was anything but “routine.” A series of errors by her clinicians led to a real-life nightmare: surgery without anesthesia. The ensuing mental and physical complications left her traumatized and searching for answers about how things could have gone so wrong.

In the United States, one in three babies is born via C-section, a rate that has grown exponentially over the past fifty years. And while in most cases the procedure is safe, it is not without significant, sometimes life-changing consequences, many of which affect people of color disproportionately. With C-sections all but invisible in popular culture and pregnancy guides, new mothers are often left to navigate these obstacles on their own.

In Invisible Labor, Somerstein weaves personal narrative and investigative journalism with medical, social, and cultural history to reveal the operation’s surprising evolution, from its early practice on enslaved women to its excessive promotion by modern medical practitioners. She uncovers the current-day failures of the medical system, showing how pregnant women's agency is regularly disregarded by providers who, motivated by fear of litigation or a hospital’s commitment to efficiency, make far-reaching and deeply personal decisions on behalf of their patients. She also examines what prevailing maternal and medical attitudes toward C-sections tell us about American culture.

Candid, raw, and illuminating, Invisible Labor lifts the veil on C-sections so that people can make choices about pregnancy and surgical birth with greater knowledge of the risks, benefits, and alternatives. With deep feeling and authority, Somerstein offers support to others who have had difficult or traumatic birth experiences, as well as hope for new forms of reproductive justice.

《剖腹产手术：美国最常见的手术的科学与历史审视》是一部深入剖析美国家庭中最常见的一种手术——剖腹产的著作，同时也揭露了母体医疗护理的令人不安状态。 当瑞秋·索默斯坦在生下她第一个孩子时遭遇了一场意外的剖腹产，她的经历远非“例行公事”。她的医生犯下的连串错误导致了一个真实世界中的噩梦：没有麻醉进行手术。由此产生的身心并发症使她感到极度创伤，并开始探索事情为何会变得如此糟糕。 在美国，每三名婴儿中就有一名是通过剖腹产出生的，这个比例在过去五十年里急剧上升。虽然大多数情况下该程序是安全的，但它并不无重大后果，许多影响着有色人种。由于剖腹产在流行文化和社会指南中几乎是看不见的，新手妈妈们常常不得不独自应对这些障碍。 在《隐形劳动》一书中，索默斯坦将个人叙述与调查新闻相结合，通过医疗、社会和文化历史揭示了这一程序的发展历程，从对奴隶女性的早期实践到现代医学从业者过度推广。她揭示了当前医疗系统的失败，展示出在被法律诉讼威胁或医院追求效率的动力下，提供者经常忽视孕妇的权益，做出影响深远且个人化的决定。她还研究了关于剖腹产的主流母性和医疗态度所反映的美国文化。 坦诚、真实而富有启发性，《隐形劳动》揭开了剖腹产的真实面目，让人们能够在更充分了解风险、益处和替代方案的基础上做出关于怀孕与手术分娩的选择。索默斯坦以深厚的情感和权威，为经历过艰难或创伤性分娩的人们提供了支持，并对未来的生殖正义形式充满希望。

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