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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: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Birth as a Rite of Passage?

What a concept. I am reading Robbie E. Davis-Floyd’s book, “Birth as an American Rite of Passage”. It is really fascinating. She is a social anthropologist, or at least this book is about social anthropology. Not exactly light reading, and not really one that I would recommend to all pregnant women, but many of the [...]

Posted 06 August 2009 † beth § Birth Stories § Book Review § Childbirth Education ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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