Childbirth Without Fear: The Original Approach to Natural Childbirth |
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Page 45
... woman should arrive at the hospital in labor without adequate preparation from qualified teachers . Some women attend prenatal classes in hospitals or elsewhere , only to discover when labor begins that they have learned little that is ...
... woman should arrive at the hospital in labor without adequate preparation from qualified teachers . Some women attend prenatal classes in hospitals or elsewhere , only to discover when labor begins that they have learned little that is ...
Page 159
... childbirth . HISTORICAL AND RELIGIOUS INFLUENCES If we survey the history of childbirth in European civilization , we discover that suffering is often presumed , the minds of both men and women being conditioned to the idea of suffering ...
... childbirth . HISTORICAL AND RELIGIOUS INFLUENCES If we survey the history of childbirth in European civilization , we discover that suffering is often presumed , the minds of both men and women being conditioned to the idea of suffering ...
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... labor , a woman can spot a doubt in the doctor's mind as quickly as a falcon ... labor , but the evils of its absence are not usually recognized . All sensitive ... women in labor extremely difficult , but no patient should ever be left ...
... labor , a woman can spot a doubt in the doctor's mind as quickly as a falcon ... labor , but the evils of its absence are not usually recognized . All sensitive ... women in labor extremely difficult , but no patient should ever be left ...
Contents
Birth with Dignity | 20 |
A Healthy Pregnancy | 44 |
The Key to Comfort in Labor | 62 |
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