Title: Rituals of birth : from prehistory to the present /
Authors: Turner, Ann Warren.
Publisher: D. McKay Co.,
Year: 1978
Subjects: Childbirth Religious aspects.; Childbirth.; Birth; Childbirth; Birth customs.
Abstract: Describes childbirth customs in different cultures throughout history.
Contents: Birth in prehistory -- Ice Age mystery -- Birth in ancient times -- A mother of sons -- Birth in hunting/gathering cultures -- Two mothers -- That my hood be full -- Birth in an agricultural tribe -- The middle place -- Birth in urban cultures -- My thousand ounces of gold -- Birth of the Sun-King -- Multiple births -- Strange births -- The fearful ones -- Birth in modern times -- Birth in America -- The population problem : both sides -- Contraception through history -- How to get a child -- Glossary.