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Water, Birth and Sexuality: Our Primeval Connection to Water, and its Use in Labour and Therapy
Michel Odent
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Description for Water, Birth and Sexuality: Our Primeval Connection to Water, and its Use in Labour and Therapy
Paperback. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: MMZ; MQDB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 246.
'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.' - from the Introduction In this groundbreaking book, Dr Odent takes as his starting point the world-famous work on childbirth at Pithiviers, where he first noticed the strong attraction to water that many ... Read more
'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.' - from the Introduction In this groundbreaking book, Dr Odent takes as his starting point the world-famous work on childbirth at Pithiviers, where he first noticed the strong attraction to water that many ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Clairview Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
156
Place of Publication
Forest Row, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781905570737
SKU
V9781905570737
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99-1
About 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 such as the BBC's 'Birth Reborn', ... Read more
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