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Traditionally woman ' s most important role has been that of a disseminator of
culture through mothering . The fact that she has a uterus and lactates means that
she not only bears the children but is largely responsible for their care while they
...
Traditionally woman ' s most important role has been that of a disseminator of
culture through mothering . The fact that she has a uterus and lactates means that
she not only bears the children but is largely responsible for their care while they
...
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In the past the domiciliary midwife filled this important role of shepherding mother
and baby through birth and the early post - partum days . She was not concerned
with the uterus only but with the expectant mother as a person in her family ...
In the past the domiciliary midwife filled this important role of shepherding mother
and baby through birth and the early post - partum days . She was not concerned
with the uterus only but with the expectant mother as a person in her family ...
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is clearly an important element in the survival of the species . In fact , the few
months after birth together form a fourth trimester of pregnancy , in which the
mother and baby are still united in a symbiotic bond ( and particularly if the
mother is ...
is clearly an important element in the survival of the species . In fact , the few
months after birth together form a fourth trimester of pregnancy , in which the
mother and baby are still united in a symbiotic bond ( and particularly if the
mother is ...
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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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