“At the onset of labor, the woman was placed in the lithotomy (supine) position, chloroformed, and turned into the completely passive body on which the obstetrician could perform as on a mannequin. The labor room became an operating theatre, and childbirth a medical drama with the physician as its hero.” FeminismChildbirthMothorhood Book:Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution Source: Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution