Birth and breastfeeding : rediscovering the needs of women in pregnancy and childbirth / Michel Odent.
- Odent, Michel, 1930-
- Date:
- 2003
- Books
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Description
"Humanity, argues Michel Odent, stands at a crossroads in the history of childbirth - and the direction we choose to take will have critical consequences. Until recently a woman could not have had a baby without releasing a complex cocktail of 'love hormones'. In many societies today, most women give birth without relying on the release of of such a flow of hormones. Some give birth via caesarean section, while others use drugs that not only block the release of these natural subtances, but do not have their beneficial behavioural effects. 'This unprecedented situation must be considered in terms of civilization', says Odent, and gives us urgent new reasons to rediscover the basic needs of women in labour."--Back cover.
Publication/Creation
East Sussex : Clairview, 2003.
Physical description
xix, 156 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Contributors
Notes
First published by Bergin & Garvey, Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., USA, in 1992.
Copy 1. Donor: Family of Sheila Kitzinger.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141 - 151) and index.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesM26830
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ISBN
- 1902636481
- 9781902636481