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Birth and Sex: The Power and the Passion
Sheila Kitzinger
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Description for Birth and Sex: The Power and the Passion
Paperback. Sex and birth are often talked about as contrasting experiences. In fact, when birth is physiological, not medical or surgical, and a woman is free to be spontaneous, endorphins surge into her blood stream in the same way as during sexual excitement. Sheila Kitzinger discusses the sexuality of birth. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: VFVC; VFXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
Birth and sex are often talked about as if they were contrasting experiences. In fact, they each involve the same rush of hormones in an action drama in which mind and body work in harmony. When a woman is free to follow her instincts and give birth naturally, waves of endorphins surge in the bloodstream with the same energy as in ecstatic lovemaking. Birth and sex mingle to become one in the thrilling, sweet, intense and overwhelming experience of creation. Yet in the Western high-tech birth culture the environment often inhibits the spontaneity of birth, resulting in pain and distress. ... Read more
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Publisher
Pinter & Martin Ltd.
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780660509
SKU
V9781780660509
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99-50
About Sheila Kitzinger
Sheila Kitzinger M.B.E, M.Litt was a social anthropologist of birth and author of 25 books published internationally, most on the emotional journey through this major life experience. At Oxford in the 50s she discovered that the social anthropology of that time was almost entirely about men. She decided she would do research to discover what was important in women's lives, ... Read more
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