Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and InstitutionBantam Books, 1977 - 328 pages |
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Page 142
... beginning of her labor and stayed with her till after delivery . She gave not only physical as- sistance but psychological support . The male birth- attendant was historically called in only to perform the functions ( podalic version ...
... beginning of her labor and stayed with her till after delivery . She gave not only physical as- sistance but psychological support . The male birth- attendant was historically called in only to perform the functions ( podalic version ...
Page 154
... away from herself with her hand . " That's precisely when it happens , when we think we're beginning to achieve something . Then it comes and interrupts it all ... ” But there is a need - whether instinctual or psy- 154 OF WOMAN BORN.
... away from herself with her hand . " That's precisely when it happens , when we think we're beginning to achieve something . Then it comes and interrupts it all ... ” But there is a need - whether instinctual or psy- 154 OF WOMAN BORN.
Page 177
... beginning to demand home births , American obstetrical superhard- ware is selling itself in countries like England , Holland , and Den- mark which have a long tradition of midwifery , maternity clinics , and home births , with a ...
... beginning to demand home births , American obstetrical superhard- ware is selling itself in countries like England , Holland , and Den- mark which have a long tradition of midwifery , maternity clinics , and home births , with a ...
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Anger and Tenderness | 1 |
The Sacred Calling | 23 |
The Kingdom of the Fathers | 39 |
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