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This essential collection on maternal and child health focuses on
the rites of giving birth from a cross-cultural perspective. The
distinguished list of contributors describe the many customs
surrounding birth through infancy, highlighting a wide range of
variation in practices across cultures. They discuss attitudes and
techniques in childbirth, the interaction between human
evolutionary form and birthing procedures, the influence of
societal factors that differentiate Western from non-Western
maternal birthing positions, and the art of midwifery. Also treated
are less well-known areas of birthing such as the imagery of
birthing, placenta rituals, and popular beliefs about the amniotic
membrane called a caul. In addition, the authors explore the
humoral medical tradition used in birthing, the possible influence
of cultural practices on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS),
customs and beliefs regarding breastfeeding, weaning, swaddling,
and finally a sociobiological perspective on early infant behavior.
This book will be valuable for courses in medical sociology and
anthropology, public health or behavioral sciences, psychology and
psychiatry, and for pre-med students.
This essential collection on maternal and child health focuses on
the rites of giving birth from a cross-cultural perspective. The
distinguished list of contributors describe the many customs
surrounding birth through infancy, highlighting a wide range of
variation in practices across cultures. They discuss attitudes and
techniques in childbirth, the interaction between human
evolutionary form and birthing procedures, the influence of
societal factors that differentiate Western from non-Western
maternal birthing positions, and the art of midwifery. Also treated
are less well-known areas of birthing such as the imagery of
birthing, placenta rituals, and popular beliefs about the amniotic
membrane called a caul. In addition, the authors explore the
humoral medical tradition used in birthing, the possible influence
of cultural practices on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS),
customs and beliefs regarding breastfeeding, weaning, swaddling,
and finally a sociobiological perspective on early infant behavior.
This book will be valuable for courses in medical sociology and
anthropology, public health or behavioral sciences, psychology and
psychiatry, and for pre-med students.
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Rutgers University College of Agricultu
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Rutgers University
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