Childbirth in Japan : past, present, future / Birth International.
- Date:
- 1990
- Books
About this work
Description
"Childbirth, like any other human event, does not occur in a vacuum. It is necessarily affected by the attitudes and conditions of the social context in which it occurs. This book is an attempt to present childbirth in Japan within this social context in order to identify not only actual practices but also the cultural factors influencing them."--Preface.
Publication/Creation
Tokyo : Birth International, 1990.
Physical description
v, 119 pages : black and white illustrations ; 30 cm
Contributors
Notes
Includes annotations.
Copy 1. Donor: Family of Sheila Kitzinger.
Contents
Childbirth practices in Japan today : -- Childbirth in Japan today -- Foreigners' view of childbirth in Japan -- 2. Understanding present practices from the past : -- Childbirth in Japan -- Historical overview -- 3. Japanese traditional midwifery -- Feeling secure with the midwife -- giving birth at home -- Learning from the wisdom of the past -- Appendix 1. Monthly recommendations for pregnant women in Japan -- Appendix 2. Statistics on maternity care -- Appendix 3. Cesarean rates and NICUs in Japan -- Appendix 4. Useful numbers and addresses for childbirth.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesM27060
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ISBN
- 4938684012
- 9784938684013