Choosing Surgical Birth: Personal Choice and Medical Jurisdiction

4 Introduction 5 Polarizing Feminist Frameworks 6 Undergoing CS: Individual Choice & Structural Reasons 12 Choosing CS 13 Fear for the self and fetus 13 Convenience and control 14 Preserving the body’s shape & function 16 Structural Reasons 17 Pressured and ill-informed 17 Medical practice and money 18 Physician issues 19 Theoretical Framework 20 Medicalization 20 Applying Structuration to Medicalization ,, 24 Methods 28 Secondary Data Analysis 29 Sample and Ethical Considerations 30 Procedure 31 Measures and Rationale 31 Survey Instrument 31 Running Head: STRUCTURE & AGENCY IN CS DELIVERIES 3 Vasquez Analysis Plan and Hypotheses 33 Results 34 Benefits and Limitations 36 Content Analysis 37 Sample and Ethical Considerations 38 Measures and Rationale 39 Content Analysis Instrument & Analysis Plan 39 Results 42 Benefits and Limitations 56 Summary and Implications 58 References 64 Running Head: STRUCTURE & AGENCY IN CS DELIVERIES 4

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