Research

Cassidy, Tina. Birth:The surprising history of how we are born. New York: Grove Press, 2006. Print.

• Tina presents a book that describes the evolution of birth in great detail. Women have been giving birth for such a long time yet every generation, every culture to have its own ideas about the best way to give birth. She addressed the difficulty giving birth, as well as where women deliver, and the perception of midwives.
• This is one of the more helpful resources. Due to the fact that this book not only covers each step of pregnancy and a birth but goes in depth of addressing each decision, tool, pain, etc.

"The BIRTHING PROCESS." ProfessionalPlanets. N.p., 1999. Web. 31 Mar 2011. .

• This site makes the process of birth very clear. It scratches the surface of what goes on during a birth. “The birthing process” is literally what it describes step by step and in the most basic form to understand.
• An article like this one provides a step-by-step method of giving birth. It is useful in creating a solid foundation to my project.

"Birth." 2011. Web. .http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth>.

• Although not considered a fully reliable source. This page discusses the dominant misconceptions that people have about the process of birth. This page address many some what obvious points, as well as mostly bias ones.
• This piece will be helpful in illustrating the dominant view of our culture. This article will benefit in my project as a good source to make a counter argument too.

"Birth." Science Clarified. N.p., 2010. Web. 31 Mar 2011.

• Beginning with a list of definitions makes the article easy to understand. Different topics are labeled with headings. There are detailed diagrams that are thrown into the piece and explained further. The bottom of the page includes questions and comments from the public, which adds insight to the piece. Questions about our culture as humans are brought up: Is it only human females that give birth while lying on their back?
• I liked the comments at the end of this piece. People added some interesting insight and further thinking to what was written. With the comments and question I can see how people to response to that type of writing. This allows me to make changes to my piece and making it attractive to more than one type of audience member.