title: Women, health, and technology.
abstract: Some factors that determine the development and diffusion of medical technologies are discussed. The use of technology in pregnancy and labor cannot be seen as a response to user needs or the result of societal planning alone. Often technologies are developed and diffused without any evaluation of their risks and benefits. The relations between medical research and industrial interests are focused on to explain the development, and against this background user interests and women's strategies as users and providers of health care are discussed.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Stauning
mesh_terms: D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005260:Female; D006285:Health Planning; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science; D011247:Pregnancy; D012106:Research; D016387:Women's Health