Lamaze : an international history / Paula A. Michaels.
Lamaze : an international history / Paula A. Michaels.
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Oxford Oxford University Press, USA, [2014]
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H 2014/5435
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English
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Physical content
xv, 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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still image
text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Medicalized Childbirth and Natural Childbirth -- 3. The Soviet Method, 1936-51 -- 4. "Science Knows No Borders": Psychoprophylaxis in France, 1951-56 -- 5. "Passionate Controversies": Conflict and Change in Psychoprophylaxis across Europe in...
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Oxford Oxford University Press, USA, [2014]
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
[2014]
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Summary
"The Lamaze method is virtually synonymous with natural childbirth in America. In the 1970s, taking Lamaze classes was a common rite of passage to parenthood. The conscious relaxation and patterned breathing techniques touted as a natural and empowering path to the alleviation of pain in childbirth resonated with the feminist and countercultural va...
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Lamaze : an international history / Paula A. Michaels.
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Oxford studies in international history.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-232) and index.
Mitchell Library copy at H 2014/5435 ; Submission for Premier's Literary Award 2014.
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H 2014/5435
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74VKJNNeQq7A
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJNNeQq7A
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ISBN
9780199738649 (hardback)
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618.4/5
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991022245979702626
