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Birth matters : a midwife's manifesta / Ina May Gaskin.

By: Publication details: New York : Seven Stories Press, c2011.Edition: Seven Stories Press 1st edDescription: xii, 250 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781583229279 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 618.4/5 22
LOC classification:
  • RG661 .G375 2011
Contents:
The importance of birth and birth stories -- Second-wave feminism, birth, and motherhood -- Sexuality and birth -- A brief look at the history of midwives and medical men -- Technology and empowerment -- Gathering the power of sisterhood -- What's a father-to-be to do? -- My vision for the future -- The kind of obstetrics I miss, and its great defenders.

Includes bibliographical references.

The importance of birth and birth stories -- Second-wave feminism, birth, and motherhood -- Sexuality and birth -- A brief look at the history of midwives and medical men -- Technology and empowerment -- Gathering the power of sisterhood -- What's a father-to-be to do? -- My vision for the future -- The kind of obstetrics I miss, and its great defenders.

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