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He is expected to be 'interested' in the baby, and to help his wife, but has no
preparation for this, and is even less ... He sees that all his wife's time, energy
and concentration of purpose are being spent on the baby, and is often anxious
lest she ...
He is expected to be 'interested' in the baby, and to help his wife, but has no
preparation for this, and is even less ... He sees that all his wife's time, energy
and concentration of purpose are being spent on the baby, and is often anxious
lest she ...
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what is being done to his wife so that he does not intrude disruptively on the
institutional management' (and this is the term used) of the pregnancy and labour
. Nothing he does is thought necessary for the safe outcome of the pregnancy.
what is being done to his wife so that he does not intrude disruptively on the
institutional management' (and this is the term used) of the pregnancy and labour
. Nothing he does is thought necessary for the safe outcome of the pregnancy.
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In ancient Hebrew culture the wife's most important task was to produce male
heirs and her status as a woman depended on her ability to do this. A man could
divorce a barren woman, and as his wife aged he might take another wife.
In ancient Hebrew culture the wife's most important task was to produce male
heirs and her status as a woman depended on her ability to do this. A man could
divorce a barren woman, and as his wife aged he might take another wife.
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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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