Water, Birth and Sexuality
our primeval connection to water, and its use in labour and therapy
$32.93
- Paperback
156 pages
- Release Date
14 April 2014
Summary
The Living Power of Water: Birth, Sexuality, and the Aquatic Realm
In the wake of France’s historic student revolt and a surge of audacious creativity, a revolutionary idea took hold: introducing an inflatable outdoor pool into a state hospital maternity unit to replace drugs during birth.
Drawing from groundbreaking work on childbirth, Dr. Odent explores the profound attraction many women have to water during labor, uncovering both practical advantages and symbolic signific…
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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