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they argue that there is an emphasis on studying mortality from the female related conditions as opposed to men. The arguments revolve around the creation of a need to involve all genders in the handling of diseases to avoid bias. Despite these criticisms
the biomedical model remains a commonly used component in the healthcare systems.
the model is considered a failure by focusing only the healing process ignoring the aspects involved in disease prevention and the promotion of health among the members of the society (Taylor and Field
2003). Nettleton (1995) criticized the model
including activities of childbirth where by most women give birth in hospitals instead of the community as before (Oakley
1990). A similar criticism had been raised by Donnison (1977) in support of the things that biomedicine has taken away from women in different cultures. Another criticism on biomedicine regarded pregnancy