Birthing Fathers : The Transformation of Men in American Rites of Birth /

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In the past two decades, men have gone from being excluded from the delivery room to being admitted, then invited, and, finally, expected to participate actively in the birth of their children. No longer mere observers, fathers attend baby showers, go to birthing classes, and share in the intimate,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reed, Richard K., 1954-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2005.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Natural childbirth.
Men > Attitudes.
Labor (Obstetrics)
Fathers > Psychology.
Fathers > Attitudes.
Fatherhood.
Father and infant.
Childbirth > Social aspects.
Birth customs.
MEDICAL > Gynecology & Obstetrics.
sociology.
Sociologie.
Delivrance (Obstetrique)
Ethnologie.
Travail (Obstetrique)
Pere et nourrisson.
Hommes > États-Unis > Attitudes.
Peres > États-Unis > Attitudes.
Peres > États-Unis > Psychologie.
Paternite > États-Unis.
Accouchement naturel > États-Unis.
Accouchement > États-Unis.
Naissance > Rites et coutumes > États-Unis.
Naissance > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Sociology
Fathers > psychology
Delivery, Obstetric
Anthropology, Cultural
Labor, Obstetric
Sociology.
Delivery (Obstetrics)
Ethnology.
Men > United States > Attitudes.
Fathers > United States > Attitudes.
Fathers > United States > Psychology.
Fatherhood > United States.
Natural childbirth > United States.
Labor (Obstetrics) > United States.
Birth customs > United States.
Childbirth > Social aspects > United States.
United States.
United States
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • American fathers and hospital childbirth
  • Couvade in society and history
  • Standing vigil: fathers in the waiting room, 1920-1970
  • Birthing revolution: men to the barricades
  • Birthing classes: training men to birth
  • Men's experience of birth
  • Fathers, birth, and society.

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