Birth traditions & modern pregnancy care / Jacqueline Vincent Priya ; foreword by Michel Odent.

Title
  1. Birth traditions & modern pregnancy care / Jacqueline Vincent Priya ; foreword by Michel Odent.
Published by
  1. Shaftesbury, Dorset ; Rockport, Mass. : Element, Inc., 1992.
Author
  1. Priya, Jacqueline Vincent.

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Description
  1. x, 149 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
Summary
  1. "Birth Traditions and Modern Pregnancy Care is a fascinating exploration of women's knowledge and beliefs about pregnancy, labour and birth in traditional cultures around the world. This book is a celebration of the spiritual, social and emotional as well as the physical world of birth." -- Back cover.
Alternative title
  1. Birth traditions and modern pregnancy care.
Subject
  1. Childbirth > Cross-cultural studies
  2. Midwives > Cross-cultural studies
  3. Birth customs > Cross-cultural studies
  4. Anthropology, Cultural
  5. Cross-Cultural Comparison
  6. Midwifery
  7. Pregnancy
Genre/Form
  1. Cross-cultural studies
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [137]-144) and index.
Processing action (note)
  1. committed to retain