Week 6 - Rhegille Baltazar
Week 6
Rhegille Baltazar
This week's unit is on giving life and life giving. This particular unit examines the spirituality of birth-giving and provides a very holistic perspective. All readings surround different aspects of motherhood through the several pieces. It is interesting to see what types of holistic, spiritual practices occur for some cultural groups because of what Western medicine has created birth-giving to be. One argues that Western medicine causes pregnancy and giving birth to be treated as a disease and once it is cured, medical services are no longer necessary. Yet, many argue that it takes a much more longer, more holistic, balanced process in order to fully recover from birth giving.
In the article "Spiritual Healing Practices Among Rural Postpartum Thai Women," the authors study the practices in Thai communities which focus on the different aspects of self: body, mind-heart, and energy. The article critiques that Western physical medicine only focuses on the body which can lead to postpartum illnesses, more specifically, post partum depression. Why isn't postpartum depression more focused on? Why do we not focus on the holistic health of postpartum women?
Rhegille Baltazar
This week's unit is on giving life and life giving. This particular unit examines the spirituality of birth-giving and provides a very holistic perspective. All readings surround different aspects of motherhood through the several pieces. It is interesting to see what types of holistic, spiritual practices occur for some cultural groups because of what Western medicine has created birth-giving to be. One argues that Western medicine causes pregnancy and giving birth to be treated as a disease and once it is cured, medical services are no longer necessary. Yet, many argue that it takes a much more longer, more holistic, balanced process in order to fully recover from birth giving.
In the article "Spiritual Healing Practices Among Rural Postpartum Thai Women," the authors study the practices in Thai communities which focus on the different aspects of self: body, mind-heart, and energy. The article critiques that Western physical medicine only focuses on the body which can lead to postpartum illnesses, more specifically, post partum depression. Why isn't postpartum depression more focused on? Why do we not focus on the holistic health of postpartum women?
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