The Manner Born Birth Rites in Cross-Cultural Perspective
by Dundes, Lauren; Newton, Niles; Newton, Michael; Trevathan, Wenda R.; McKenna, James J.; (Rutgers University, Sheila Cosminsky; Bates, Brian; Turner, Allison Newman; & Margarita A. Kay, Elaine Jones; Forbes, Thomas R.; Manderson, Lenore; Niehoff, Arthur; MFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-03-25
Publisher(s): AltaMira Press
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Summary
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, such as attitudes and techniques in childbirth, the influence of societal factors that differentiate Western from non-Western maternal birthing positions, the art of midwifery, customs and beliefs regarding breastfeeding, weaning, swaddling. 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.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. vii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Editor's Introduction | p. 7 |
| Childbirth in Cross-Cultural Perspective | p. 9 |
| Editor's Introduction | p. 31 |
| Evolutionary Environments of Human Birth and Infancy: Insights to Apply to Contemporary Life | p. 33 |
| Editor's Introduction | p. 53 |
| The Evolution of Maternal Birthing Position | p. 55 |
| Editor's Introduction | p. 65 |
| Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Midwifery | p. 69 |
| Editor's Introduction | p. 85 |
| Imagery and Symbolism in the Birth Practices of Traditional Cultures | p. 87 |
| Editor's Introduction | p. 99 |
| The Cultural Anthropology of the Placenta | p. 101 |
| Editor's Introduction | p. 117 |
| The Social History of the Caul | p. 119 |
| Editor's Introduction | p. 133 |
| Roasting, Smoking, and Dieting in Response to Birth: Malay Confinement in Cross-Cultural Perspective | p. 137 |
| Editor's Introduction | p. 161 |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in Cross-Cultural Perspective: Is Infant-Parent Cosleeping Protective? | p. 163 |
| Editor's Introduction | p. 179 |
| The Cultural Characteristics of Breastfeeding: A Survey | p. 181 |
| Editor's Introduction | p. 191 |
| Culture and the Problem of Weaning | p. 193 |
| Editor's Introduction | p. 209 |
| Child Rearing in Certain European Countries | p. 211 |
| Editor's Introduction | p. 219 |
| Ethnic Differences in Babies | p. 221 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | p. 231 |
| Index | p. 233 |
| About the Editor | p. 239 |
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