History of Childbirth

Part 1 The rhythms of the Earth - the Mother of all things: man, the earth and the cosmos; daughter, wife and mother; what if no child appears?; the cycle of life. Part 2 Pregnancy - a time of hope, suffering and anxiety: the body in pregnancy; the experience of pregnancy. Part 3 The women giving birth: the society of birth; hastening the hour of deliverance. Part 4 Between mother and child: birth - a double liberation; suffering to give life; stages in delivery; the placenta - double of the child; the governance of mother and child. Part 5 The socialization of the child: welcoming the new baby; socializing the child - giving a name. Part 6 The divagations of nature: the falling of the flower; the unripe fruit; unnatural delivery; death, the greatest aberration; where does the beast end and man begin?