Medical care is important because without it there would probably be a lot more dead people in the world. If you are thinking about pursuing a career in the medical field some day in the future, then go for it, make your own choices in life. There is an incredible about of technology in medical care.Technology influenced medical care for the better because it has changed the training and practice of obstetrics and gynecology, childbirth, and the techniques of pregnancy and childbirth. “The introduction of contraception, sterilization, abortion and the artificial reproductive technologies have dramatically changed the practice of obstetrics and gynecology. This evolution has impacted the physicians who have practiced in this field(Hilgers)”. Science, technology, and social trends have led to a major evolution in the field of obstetrics and gynecology. The United States are now 40 years into the era of oral contraception and widespread sterilization, 28 years into the vitro fertilization and associated artificial reproductive technologies. …show more content…
Childbirth was moved into the hospitals during the 20th century because women were allowed to receive pain medications and because of the belief the physicians were the most qualified to attend births. A big reason that hospital births are safer is a surgical operation called a cesarean section or c-section, the surgeon makes an incision into the wall of the abdomen of the mother and removes the baby. A c-section can be used to save the life of the mother or