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This article examines the tension in midwifery practice between promoting normal childbirth and the pervasive language of risk that influences care. Through ethnographic research, it highlights how midwives, while appearing calm, are often preoccupied with potential dangers, which can undermine the normality of the birthing process. The findings suggest that this dynamic contributes to the medicalization of childbirth and the anxiety surrounding it, despite improvements in safety outcomes.

Author

Nina

Language

EN