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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Page 73
... placental malfunction . In a study I did of women's subjective experiences of induction of labour20 it transpired that women were told they were being in- duced because they had put on ... placenta , Getting and Not Getting Pregnant 73 133.
... placental malfunction . In a study I did of women's subjective experiences of induction of labour20 it transpired that women were told they were being in- duced because they had put on ... placenta , Getting and Not Getting Pregnant 73 133.
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... placenta that one might be forgiven for believing that this must be one of the most im- portant rites in primitive and peasant childbirth . One suspects that the male anthropologist , not allowed to witness the birth , waits outside the ...
... placenta that one might be forgiven for believing that this must be one of the most im- portant rites in primitive and peasant childbirth . One suspects that the male anthropologist , not allowed to witness the birth , waits outside the ...
Page 106
... placenta herself , cutting the cord only after the third stage is completed . If the third stage is delayed , they get the mother to squat over a bucket and blow into a bottle . This causes the diaphragm to press down on the top of the ...
... placenta herself , cutting the cord only after the third stage is completed . If the third stage is delayed , they get the mother to squat over a bucket and blow into a bottle . This causes the diaphragm to press down on the top of the ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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