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Birth and Sex: The Power and the Passion

English

By (author): Sheila Kitzinger

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. Pregnancy and birth are de-sexed and treated as medical conditions. Women are turned into objects on which doctors act. In this compelling and controversial new book Sheila Kitzinger explores the complexity and depth of female sexuality during pregnancy, birth, and after the baby comes. She shows what can be done to create an environment in which a woman is able to trust her instincts and be confident in her body. By rediscovering the power and passion in our bodies, we can reclaim the spontaneity and sexual ecstasy of childbirth.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 254g
  • Dimensions: 133 x 215mm
  • Publication Date: 10 Oct 2012
  • Publisher: Pinter & Martin Ltd.
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781780660509

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 and focused on pregnancy birth and breastfeeding. Her five children were all born at home. She lectured widely in different countries and has learned from mothers and midwives in the USA and Canada the Caribbean Eastern and Western Europe Israel Australia and New Zealand Latin America South Africa and Japan and from women in prison and those who have had a traumatic birth experience. She died April 11 2015. Her website is www.sheilakitzinger.com

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