Childbirth When Science Vs.God
Medical science has come a long way in the past few decades and because of this many lives have been prolonged and even saved. Cancer can be cured, once life threatening ailments can be treated, and fatal diseases like Small pox and tuberculosis have been pretty much eradicated. With technology and medical science doing top notch research and making groundbreaking progress this can leave a lot of room for loss of holistic approach to healing and mind and body wellness. It seems to me that much of the medical field has turned as cold and sterile as the hospital equipment itself. Doctor's appointments and hospital visits have turned into concrete factoids made up of lab test values and diagnostic test results. Most of the time there is little room for emotional and spiritual wellness because it is overshadowed by so much scientific evidence. Being pregnant is supposed to be one of the happiest times in a women's life. Compared to the births of our parents and grandparents, when...