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 132
... cent of deliveries in 1971 to 60 per cent in 1975 , and over the same period the forceps delivery rate has in- creased from 15 per cent to 29 per cent . An epidural also usually means that urine must be drawn off from the bladder by a ...
... cent of deliveries in 1971 to 60 per cent in 1975 , and over the same period the forceps delivery rate has in- creased from 15 per cent to 29 per cent . An epidural also usually means that urine must be drawn off from the bladder by a ...
Page 154
... cent of women really need to have labour induced . Richard Beard , in whose hospital 22-26 per cent of mothers were induced in 1971 , got the proportion down to 11 per cent by 1977 , associated with a drop in the perinatal mortality ...
... cent of women really need to have labour induced . Richard Beard , in whose hospital 22-26 per cent of mothers were induced in 1971 , got the proportion down to 11 per cent by 1977 , associated with a drop in the perinatal mortality ...
Page 155
... cent of those who were induced said they had drugs for pain relief . This compared with 50 per cent of women whose labours were not induced who did not have pain - relieving drugs . Many of those who were induced had Pethidine and said ...
... cent of those who were induced said they had drugs for pain relief . This compared with 50 per cent of women whose labours were not induced who did not have pain - relieving drugs . Many of those who were induced had Pethidine and said ...
Contents
Mothercraft or Motherhood? | 3 |
The Motherhood Trap | 16 |
Mothers in the Social System | 36 |
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