Childbirth Without Fear: The Principles and Practice of Natural Childbirth |
Contents
The Science of Obstetrics | 1 |
A Philosophy of Childbirth | 17 |
Anatomy and Physiology | 29 |
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abdomen abnormal accepted activity analgesia analgesics anesthesia anesthetic antenatal anxiety arrival asked association attend baby become believe blood born breast breast-feeding breathing cause cervix child chloroform clinical comfort confidence conscious considerable contractions demand diet dilatation discomfort doctor effort emotional episiotomies exercise experience expulsive fear of childbirth feed frequently girl give Grantly Dick-Read happiness hospital human husband hypnosis important infant influence instruction interest labor ward large number learned maternity mental method midwifery midwives milk mother motherhood muscles natural childbirth nervous newborn nipple nociceptors normal labor nurse observation obstetrician obstetrics organs ovum parturition patient pelvic pethidine phenomena of labor physical physiological placenta Plate possible practice preg pregnancy pregnant woman principles puerperium reactions relaxation second stage sensations stage of labor suffering sympathetic nervous system teaching tension things tion told truth understanding uterine uterus wife women in labor words