In the early 1900s, just under 50 percent of births took place at home. Today, around 99 percent of all births take place in hospitals. This is an example of:

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The shift from home births to hospital births is an example of medicalization, which is the process by which previously non-medical issues are defined and treated as medical problems. In this case, childbirth has been medicalized, and giving birth in a hospital is now seen as the norm and the safest option for both mother and baby.

In the Early 1900s, Just Under 50 Percent of Births