Natural Childbirth is for the Birds

In Fritz Allhoff & Sheila Lintott (eds.), Motherhood ‐ Philosophy for Everyone. Wiley‐Blackwell. pp. 154–166 (2010-09-24)
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This chapter contains sections titled: Maybe It's Simple Sexism Do Not Go Gentle Universal Praise for the Natural? What About Natural Disasters? Focus on the Pain Recommending Pain Humble Mamas Praise Mama Notes.

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natural childbirth ‐ being for the birds   childbirth, biological processes in life ‐ people accepting or even embracing pain   natural childbirth, interventions impacting on mechanics of birth   sexist convictions, leading women and men to think ‐ that pain is a natural part of process   natural childbirth, a good process because it's “natural”   third sense of “natural” ‐ natural action, according to evolutionary history   “natural,” conviction ‐ as a result of intentional human activity being not natural   pain preferred ‐ those who underwent natural childbirth, feeling superior to those who opted for painkillers   humble mamas ‐ pain, humility at a great and humbling moment of human life   virtue ethics approach ‐ choices a mother makes along the way

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10.1002/9781444324525.ch12

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