Dr. Theresa Morris: Cesarean Section in the United States

In this episode of The Birth Geeks Podcast, Hillary interviews Dr. Theresa Morris about cesarean birth in the United States. You can also hear a lot about some really cool research on the topic from a variety of viewpoints. They discuss

• the defensive nature or medicine
• how birth professionals can help bring about change
• why nurses are overworked
• Listening to Mothers III
• and so much more!

Books by Dr. Morris and other articles and things mentioned in the show*:

• Health Care in Crisis: Hospitals, Nurses, and the Consequences of Policy Change*
• Cut It Out: The C-Section Epidemic in America*
• Birth Ambassadors*
• 2018. C. Morris, M. Henley, M. Seacrist, L. Roth. “Bearing witness: United States and Canadian maternity support workers’ observations of disrespectful care in childbirth.” Birth.
• 2018. Theresa Morris, Amanda Gomez, Miriam Naiman-Sessions, and Christine Morton. “Paradox Lost on the U.S.-Mexico Border: U.S. Latinas and Cesarean Rates.” BMC: Pregnancy and Childbirth.
• 2017. Theresa Morris, Kelly McNamara, and Christine Morton. “Hospital-Ownership Status and Cesareans in the United States: The Effect of For-Profit Hospitals.” Birth 44(4):325-330.
• 2016. Theresa Morris, Olivia Meredith, Mia Schulman, and Christine Morton. 2016. “Why Do Low-Risk Women Have C-Sections?: A Case Study of a Tertiary Care Hospital.” Women’s Health Issues 26(3):329-335.
• 2010. Theresa Morris and Katherine McInerney. “Media Representations of Pregnancy and Childbirth: An Analysis of Reality Television Programs in the United States.” Birth 37(2):134-140.
• Listening to Mothers III

*Some of these are affiliate links.

A bit more about Dr. Morris:

Theresa Morris Ph.D. is Professor of Sociology at Texas A&M University, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on Methods, Gender, Organizations, Medical Sociology, and Reproduction. She conducts research on gender, reproduction, and birth. Her first book, Cut It Out: The C-Section Epidemic in America (NYU Press 2013), was positively reviewed in several venues, including the New York Times, and her second book, Health Care in Crisis: Hospitals, Nurses, and the Consequences of Policy Change (NYU Press 2018), received an Honorable Mention for the 2019 Adele E. Clarke Book Award.