COR 3460 Childbirth
This course explores the topic of childbirth from a personal, biomedical, psychosocial, cultural, and historical perspective. Students will explore their own birth stories and investigate how gender roles, current and historical, affect our understanding of childbirth. Students will also become familiar with the anatomy and mechanics of human reproduction, gestation, and parturition. Other topics include assisted reproductive technology, genetic counseling, and post-partum depression.
Prerequisite
Open to students in the third or fourth year of study.
Course Types
Core Integrative Seminar; Public Health Elective; Women's, Gender, and Sexualities Studies Elective
Notes
This course is writing intensive. Counts toward Public Health Studies and the Women's/Gender Studies minor.