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Page 25
She should be able to understand her baby and respond to its needs
appropriately . Her mothering skills should be able to stop it crying instantly and
keep it contented . As these relational aspects of mothering become increasingly
...
She should be able to understand her baby and respond to its needs
appropriately . Her mothering skills should be able to stop it crying instantly and
keep it contented . As these relational aspects of mothering become increasingly
...
Page 141
When labour is able to start naturally the woman is not only physiologically ready
, with a soft and partially dilated cervix , but is also emotionally ' ripe ' to become a
mother and to respond to her baby in an appropriate manner , partly because ...
When labour is able to start naturally the woman is not only physiologically ready
, with a soft and partially dilated cervix , but is also emotionally ' ripe ' to become a
mother and to respond to her baby in an appropriate manner , partly because ...
Page 167
Compensation can be made later in life , and may come through being loved and
loving as an adult , but the growth of a woman as a mother able to nurture an
infant in a way that is satisfying both to the child and to herself normally begins in
...
Compensation can be made later in life , and may come through being loved and
loving as an adult , but the growth of a woman as a mother able to nurture an
infant in a way that is satisfying both to the child and to herself normally begins in
...
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Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 27 |
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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