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Page 37
And as for human fertility, that has become an inconvenience. Childbirth has
become a clinical and potentially pathological condition which must take place in
a hospital, rather than in the marriage bed over which the rice bestowing fertility
on ...
And as for human fertility, that has become an inconvenience. Childbirth has
become a clinical and potentially pathological condition which must take place in
a hospital, rather than in the marriage bed over which the rice bestowing fertility
on ...
Page 137
Just as tlie relationship of the fetus to its uterine 'nest' dictates the development of
the baby while still in the uterus, so the relationship of the newborn baby with
those who care for it affects its development as a human being, not only in the
first ...
Just as tlie relationship of the fetus to its uterine 'nest' dictates the development of
the baby while still in the uterus, so the relationship of the newborn baby with
those who care for it affects its development as a human being, not only in the
first ...
Page 145
can be eye contact, another significant element in the development of attachment
between the human mother and baby. Eye contact between mother and baby can
be a major 'social re- leaser"2. Wolff23 found that human mothers who did not ...
can be eye contact, another significant element in the development of attachment
between the human mother and baby. Eye contact between mother and baby can
be a major 'social re- leaser"2. Wolff23 found that human mothers who did not ...
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Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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| Title | Women as Mothers |
| Author | Sheila Kitzinger |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Random House, 1978 |
| ISBN | 0394506510, 9780394506517 |
| Length | 239 pages |
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