"Ignorance is not bliss" is what I learned from my health elective in "Obstetrics and Gynecology." It is a paradox of modern India that, while women hold powerful responsibilities in society, gender and reproductive health remains lowest in priority. Various studies speak the fact, that the whole society benefits if women are educated and empowered. From West Bengal National Census Report 2011, Urban Female Literacy Rate is 85%. But then, does that reflect knowledge to maintain good health? - 'No!'. Most women in the city are inadequately educated for their health.
Dominance of culture, norms of religions and the patriarchal society is repeatedly paralyzing modern women to act for their health. Hence the current situation in reality is grim and beyond the hands of health professionals in Kolkata. One such example is elective Childbirth through cesarean section (CS) in private hospitals. In the general population, pregnancies are perceived to be 'diseases' that all females have at a certain point in their lifetime. For economical, time saving and various opportunistic purposes elective CSs are embraced by the society. Perhaps this is why not a single vaginal delivery (VD) I have seen during my days in the three Private Hospitals in Kolkata. From one of the patients I have seen in a GP surgery, this major operation is considered to be "quick end of the disease named pregnancy." This was shocking!.
Now, the question is why pregnancy is not a celebration of womanhood but just a burden? This time the answer is complex. Medical fraternity accepts patients' right to choose between elective CS and VD in Kolkata. But is the choice of "Cut or Wait'' an informed one? Despite my supervisor striving to give pros and cons of CS to her patients, we could sense they were reluctant to understand the medical importance and still choose the same showing ignorance. .
In an attempt to balance risk to benefit ratio, CS clearly has many long-term effects known to the society.
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In fact, I believe that American Indians had similar stereotypes for the settlers and pioneers as we had for them, where white culture may have seemed just as savage as their culture seemed to the settlers. Though their cultures are certainly different, American Indians' experiences are still similar in many ways to my own. ... American Indian cultures, when analyzed, do not seem exceedingly different than mainstream culture. ... If we educate at a young age about American Indian cultures, past and present, then we can correct old perceptions one generation at a time. ... Education ...
Article Summary The book This War is for a Whole Life: The Culture of Resistance among Southern California Indians, 1850-1966 refers to the relentless struggle of Indians in South California with regards to their quest for independence. ... Consequently, increased control of the Indian territories by the European missionaries results loss of rights to own land by the Indians. ... As a result, trading between the various Indian tribes becomes a common factor in their culture. ... For instance, the author highlights the period 1850-1966 as the period which the American Indians developed the cult...
