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The Manner Born: Birth Rites in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Lauren Dundes
The Manner Born: Birth Rites in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Lauren Dundes
Focuses on the rites of giving birth from a cross-cultural perspective. This book describes the many customs surrounding birth through infancy, such as attitudes and techniques in childbirth, the influence of societal factors that differentiate Western from non-Western maternal birthing positions, the art of midwifery, and customs and beliefs.
256 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | March 25, 2003 |
ISBN13 | 9780759102651 |
Publishers | AltaMira Press |
Pages | 256 |
Dimensions | 143 × 225 × 14 mm · 318 g |
Editor | Dundes, Lauren |