| Edition |
Second Pinter & Martin edition |
| Description |
xix, 347 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Previous edition: 2004. |
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Based on the 4th ed. originally published in 1959. |
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"This definitive reissue includes the full text of the fourth edition, the last completed by Grantly Dick-Read before his death in 1959, and The autobiography of Grantly Dick-Read, compiled from his writings"--Back cover. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
The science of obstetrics -- Motherhood from many points of view -- A philosophy of childbirth -- Anatomy and physiology -- The pain of labour -- Factors predisposing to low threshold of pain interpretation -- Fear -- Imagery and the conditioning of the mind -- The fear of childbirth -- The retreat of fear -- Diet in pregnancy -- The phenomena of labour -- The relief of pain in labour -- Hypnosis in childbirth as a means of pain relief -- The conduct of labour -- Childbirth in emergency -- Breast-feeding and rooming-in -- The husband and childbirth -- Antenatal education -- Preparation for labour -- Antenatal schools of instruction and their organisation -- In conclusion. |
| Summary |
In an age where birth has often been overtaken by obstetrics, Dr Dick-Read's philosophy is still as fresh and relevant as it was when he originally wrote this book. |
| Subject |
Natural childbirth.
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Natural childbirth. (OCoLC)fst01033983
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| ISBN |
9781780660554 (paperback) |
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1780660553 (paperback) |
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