Women as MothersA leading social anthropologist examines what being a mother means to a woman as a person , using examples from societies all over the world, and concludes that a great deal of what we call “maternal instinct” is culturally imposed and that there is no “right” or “wrong” way of mothering. -- Publisher description. |
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... delivery the sand is swept up and thrown away . POSTURE FOR LABOUR AND DELIVERY Women in labour are not normally expected to lie down . They move about , changing position frequently and carrying on with normal tasks in the house or ...
... delivery the sand is swept up and thrown away . POSTURE FOR LABOUR AND DELIVERY Women in labour are not normally expected to lie down . They move about , changing position frequently and carrying on with normal tasks in the house or ...
Page 93
... deliver more easily than if she were stretched flat . With modern methods of preparation for childbirth in the West mothers are again being allowed to adopt semi - squatting positions for delivery , or to get on all fours , kneel , sit ...
... deliver more easily than if she were stretched flat . With modern methods of preparation for childbirth in the West mothers are again being allowed to adopt semi - squatting positions for delivery , or to get on all fours , kneel , sit ...
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... deliver a child by smearing one's hand with bone marrow and helping the baby ' get through the road that is closed ... delivery ward was full of groaning , writhing women - the majority of them labouring alone . Oxytocin drips and ...
... deliver a child by smearing one's hand with bone marrow and helping the baby ' get through the road that is closed ... delivery ward was full of groaning , writhing women - the majority of them labouring alone . Oxytocin drips and ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
Copyright | |
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