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Page 70
She must also be very careful how she moves, and it is thought particularly
dangerous to double a foot under her when sitting. Jamaican pregnant women
are exposed to the activities of the spirits of the dead, the duppies. When women
suffer ...
She must also be very careful how she moves, and it is thought particularly
dangerous to double a foot under her when sitting. Jamaican pregnant women
are exposed to the activities of the spirits of the dead, the duppies. When women
suffer ...
Page 95
It may also be thought that anyone obtaining the placenta can get power over the
child, so it must be disposed of carefully and secretly, either by burying or burning
. MEN AND CHILDBIRTH Childbirth, like menstruation, is in many societies ...
It may also be thought that anyone obtaining the placenta can get power over the
child, so it must be disposed of carefully and secretly, either by burying or burning
. MEN AND CHILDBIRTH Childbirth, like menstruation, is in many societies ...
Page 106
Nanas are very wary of taking any active part in the third stage, because they
know that if the woman has a post-partum haemorrhage they will be thought to
have caused it. So they usually give the woman thyme tea and let her deliver the
...
Nanas are very wary of taking any active part in the third stage, because they
know that if the woman has a post-partum haemorrhage they will be thought to
have caused it. So they usually give the woman thyme tea and let her deliver the
...
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Contents
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
Getting and Not Getting Pregnant | 54 |
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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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