Water, Birth and Sexuality
Our Primeval Connection to Water, and its Use in Labour and Therapy
$32.05
- Paperback
156 pages
- Release Date
14 April 2014
Summary
After the historic student revolt in France, a period of audacious creativity resulted. The watchword was: “It is forbidden to forbid.” We took advantage of this transient cultural folly to do what would have been impossible ten years before or ten years after, introducing in the maternity unit of a state hospital an inflatable outdoor pool as a way to replace drugs during birth.
In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Odent takes as his starting point the world-famous work on childbirth at …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781905570737 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1905570732 |
| Author: | Michel Odent |
| Publisher: | Clairview Books |
| Imprint: | Clairview Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 156 |
| Release Date: | 14 April 2014 |
| Weight: | 218g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 216mm x 139mm |
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About The Author
Michel Odent
Michel Odent, born in 1930, qualified as a general surgeon. He is popularly known as the obstetrician who introduced the concepts of birthing pools and homelike birthing rooms at the maternity unit in Pithiviers (France) in the 1960s and ‘70s. His ongoing influential work in childbirth and health research has featured in TV documentaries and in authoritative medical journals. He created the Primal Health Research database. He is the author of 13 books (including the classics Birth and Breastfeeding and Primal Health) published in 22 languages, and author (or co-author) of 92 articles.
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