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Tag Archives: Labor And Birth

Birth as a Rite of Passage? …Continued

Now onto the transformation in the medical domain. We visit the doctor’s office on a regular basis, and the rhythm there becomes part of our ritual. Waiting room, weigh-in, blood pressure, urine sample, questions for doctor, sonogram…internal exam. A transformation in the formal education domain occurs. Pregnancy is a time for many women and their [...]

Posted 07 August 2009 † beth § Book Review § Childbirth Education § Labor ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Fufilling Birth through a Birth Plan

I met with a few of my students today to discuss The Thinking Woman’s Guide To a Better Birth by Henci Goer.  We had a really  great talk about our expectations of labor and pain, and how they effect our perception of the experience itself.  This book is certainly a biased account of the “dangers” [...]

Posted 26 March 2009 † beth § Book Group Archive ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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