| Tables |
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| Preface to the Second Edition |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction: Birth as a Rite of Passage |
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1 | (21) |
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Research Methods and Theoretical Concerns |
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2 | (5) |
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7 | (15) |
| 1. One Year: The Stages of the Pregnancy/Childbirth Rite of Passage |
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22 | (22) |
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Separation: "Oh my God, I Think I'm Pregnant!" |
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22 | (1) |
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Transition: Pregnancy as Transformation |
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23 | (15) |
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Transition: Birth as Transformation |
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38 | (2) |
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Transition: The Immediate Postpartum Period |
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40 | (1) |
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Integration: "Swimming Up on the Other Side" |
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41 | (3) |
| 2. The Technocratic Model: Past and Present |
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44 | (29) |
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Medicine as a Microcosm of American Society |
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45 | (3) |
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48 | (3) |
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The Technocratic Model of Birth |
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51 | (8) |
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The Role of American Obstetrics in the Resolution of Cultural Anomaly |
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59 | (14) |
| 3. Birth Messages |
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73 | (81) |
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"Standard Procedures for Normal Birth" |
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73 | (2) |
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A Symbolic Analysis of Standard Obstetrical Procedures |
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75 | (75) |
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From Nature to Culture: The Obstetrical Re-Structuring of Accidental Out-of-Hospital Births |
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150 | (2) |
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Summary: Birth Rituals and Society |
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152 | (2) |
| 4. Belief Systems About Birth: The Technocratic, Wholistic, and Natural Models |
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154 | (33) |
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The Significance of Belief |
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154 | (1) |
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The Wholistic Model of Birth |
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155 | (3) |
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The Technocratic and Wholistic Models of Birth Compared |
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158 | (1) |
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"Natural" Models of Birth |
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159 | (18) |
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177 | (7) |
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The Alternative Birth Center: A Middle Ground? |
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184 | (3) |
| 5. How the Messages Are Received: The Spectrum of Response |
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187 | (54) |
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Full Acceptance of the Technocratic Model of Birth |
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189 | (10) |
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Full Acceptance of the Wholistic Model of Birth |
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199 | (7) |
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206 | (35) |
| 6. Scars into Stars: The Reinterpretation of the Childbirth Experience |
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241 | (11) |
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242 | (1) |
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"Further Epistemic Exploration": "Teilhard de Chardin" versus "Sartre" |
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243 | (9) |
| 7. Obstetric Training as a Rite of Passage |
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252 | (29) |
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252 | (2) |
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Processes of Psychological Transformation: Medical School and Residency |
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254 | (15) |
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Alternative Transformations: The Humanistic Paradigm |
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269 | (7) |
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276 | (1) |
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Obstetrics and American Society |
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277 | (4) |
| 8. The Computerized Birth? Some Ritual and Political Implications for the Future |
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281 | (11) |
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281 | (3) |
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Women's Rites: The Politics of Birth |
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284 | (2) |
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The Technocratic Model of Birth: Futuristic Extremes |
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286 | (6) |
| 9. -Or Birth as the Biodance? |
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292 | (13) |
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Birth as a Means for Accomplishing a Paradigm Shift |
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292 | (2) |
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Wholism in Birth: Futuristic Extremes |
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294 | (7) |
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The Computerized Birth, and the Biodance: Envisioning the Richness of Diversity |
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301 | (4) |
| Conclusion |
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305 | (4) |
| Appendix A Interview Questions Asked of Mothers |
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309 | (4) |
| Appendix B Interview Questions Asked of Obstetricians |
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313 | (4) |
| Notes |
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317 | (14) |
| References |
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331 | (38) |
| Index |
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