Blessed Events
Subtitle: Religion and Home Birth in America.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: November 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9780691087986
Subjects: Anthropology; Birth; Religious life & practice; Social Science; Religion - World Religions; Sociology; USA; Comparative Religion; Pregnancy & Childbirth; Sociology of Religion; Gender Studies; Religion; Social Science / Women's Studies; Women's Studies - General; Childbirth at home; Religion and culture; Religious aspects
First sentence: IN A CHILD'S blue wading pool decorated with dolphins and fish, Simone Taylor, a small woman with the strong body of a runner and short blonde hair, sat naked in about six inches of warm water, hands on her pregnant belly.
Description: "Blessed Events explores how women who give birth at home use religion to make sense of their births and in turn draw on their birthing experiences to bring meaning to their lives and families."-- Back cover.