Beyond its biological functions, reproductive health represents a powerful discursive field. Women’s reproductive health has been and continues to be regulated by societal norms, reli-gious doctrines, and political policies. This article examines how regulatory forces manifest in the medical management of childbirth in Croatian public hospitals, particularly through the medicalisation of birth and the adoption of a technocratic model of care. In this tech-nocratic paradigm, the female body is perceived as a reproductive machine, the woman is objectified, and medical personnel become alienated.

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URN:NBN:SI:DOC-YDLUF8V6

COBISSID

270439427

DOI

10.4312/svetovi.4.1.78-89

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17.03.2026

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APA:

Paska, Danijela (2026). The Medicalisation of Childbirth. Svetovi (Ljubljana), volume 4, issue 1, str. 78-89. URN:NBN:SI:DOC-YDLUF8V6 from http://www.dlib.si

MLA:

Paska, Danijela. "The Medicalisation of Childbirth." Svetovi (Ljubljana) volume 4. issue 1 (2026) str. 78-89.
<http://www.dlib.si/?URN=URN:NBN:SI:DOC-YDLUF8V6>

Svetovi
2023-
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The Medicalisation of Childbirth : a Technocratic Model of Birth in Public Hospitals in CroatiaMedikalizacija poroda : tehnokratski model rojstva v javnih bolnišnicah na Hrvaškem

The Medicalisation of Childbirth : a Technocratic Model of Birth in Public Hospitals in Croatia
Medikalizacija poroda : tehnokratski model rojstva v javnih bolnišnicah na Hrvaškem