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Birth as an American Rite of Passage | Second Edition, With a New Preface Edition

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Author: Davis-Floyd, Robbie E.
ISBN:0520229320
ISBN-13: 9780520229327
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Why do so many American women allow themselves to become enmeshed in the standardized routines of technocratic childbirth--routines that can be insensitive, unnecessary, and even unhealthy? Anthropologist Robbie Davis-Floyd first addressed these questions in the 1992 edition. Her new preface to this 2003 edition of a book that has been read, applauded, and loved by women all over the world, makes it clear that the issues surrounding childbirth remain as controversial as ever.

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