annotated bibliography

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Annotated Bibliographies

Wildner , Kim (2008 ) Origins and Impact of Birth Beliefs . International Journal of

Childbirth Education , v23 , n1 , Pp17-20

In this article Wildner (2008 ) explores the diverse variety of cultural religious , and ethnic beliefs about childbirth and how they can impact the ability of an instructor to educate women about childbirth Wildner 's (2008 ) central argument rests upon the assumption that Doctors and the Healthcare Industry are attempting to replace these socio-cultural beliefs with a belief that childbirth without the use of advanced technology is

necessary , and that Childbirth professionals are competing with both beliefs in to educate women that childbirth can be a rewarding experience with , or without technology and cultural beliefs . This article is helpful for the primary reason that it explores not only the beliefs that women have about childbirth , but , the beliefs that influence medical professionals as well

2 . Lu , M .C , Prentice , J , Yu , S .M , Inkelas , M , Lange , L .O Halfon , N (2003 . Childbirth

Education Classes : Socio-demographic Disparities in Attendance and the Association of Attendance with Breastfeeding . Maternal Child Health Journal , v7 , n2 , Pp 87-94

Lu , Prentice , Inkelas , Lange , and Halfon (2003 ) explore the hypothesis that socio-demographic characteristics such as race and social class have significant influence over whether , or not a pregnant woman is likely to attend childbirth , and to use the information that they learn in childbirth class to determine if breast feeding is the appropriate option for themselves and their babies . Lu et al (2003 ) studied 1 ,540 women from diverse cultural and social backgrounds . The researchers found that Caucasian , middle income women with high educational levels were more likely to attend childbirth classes , and to breastfeed their infants after taking the class than were women from any other social class , or ethnic /racial group . This study is important because it illustrates to the reader who is taking childbirth classes and who is not . This is critical in determining which demographic categories educators must reach with their teaching

3 . Shell , Terri-Ann (2008 ) Incorporating Breastfeeding across the Childbirth Curriculum

International Journal of Childbirth Education , v23 , n2 , Pp 10-12

In this article Shell (2008 ) discusses how to incorporate the concept of breastfeeding into the childbirth curriculum . Shell (2008 ) argues that breastfeeding knowledge is critical for pregnant women because it is the healthiest nutrition option for their babies . Although this article is somewhat biased towards breastfeeding and fails to recognize why some women choose not to breast feed it is useful in identifying how one incorporates a into childbirth education classes

4 . Svennsonn , J , Barclay , L and Cooke , M (2007 ) Randomized Controlled Trial of Two Antenatal

Education Programs , Midwifery in Elsevier Science Direct , Retrieved from , HYPERLINK "http /www .elsevier .com " http /www .elsevier .com

In this study Svennsonn , Barclay and Cooke (2007 ) conduct a study of two separate childbirth and parenting education classes in to determine if childbirth classes that are incorporated with parenting education are more effective in decreasing neglectful and abusive parenting . They hypothesize that the...