Birth Ambassadors: Doulas and the Re-Emergence of Woman-Supported Birth in America
by Christine H Morton and Elayne G Clift
A user-friendly sociological overview of the philosophy and practice of doulas in the U.S., illuminated by real-life stories, for a wide audience ranging from current and aspiring birth professionals, reproductive scholars and students in a variety of academic disciplines as well as a unique resource for pregnant women contemplating childbirth.
We know it simply as "the pill," yet its genesis was anything but simple. Jonathan Eig's masterful narrative revolves around four principal characters: the fiery feminist Margaret Sanger, who was a champion of birth control in her campaign for the rights of women but neglected her own children in pursuit of free love; the beautiful Katharine McCormick, who owed her fortune to her wealthy husband, the son of the founder of International Harvester and a schizophrenic; the visionary scientist Grego...
First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Molecular Aspects of Mouse Spermatogenesis
In recent years considerable progress has been made in the identification, immunolocalization and biochemical characterization of proteins expressed in mammalian spermatogenic cells. However, under culture conditions spermatogenic cells are difficult to investigate and manipulate, a limitation that has often complicated their functional analysis. By using the mouse as a model system, some of these limitations have been overcome. The techniques of producing genetically manipulated (knockout, tr...
Die renommierte Autorin und Oxytocinforscherin, Kerstin Uvnas Moberg, betrachtet in diesem Buch Nahe und Beziehung aus einem hoechst spannenden physiologischen Blickwinkel. Nahe, Koerperkontakt und Beziehung stimulieren die Ausschuttung von Oxytocin. Dieses "Hormon der Nahe" bewirkt Ruhe und Entspannung, baut Angst ab, verbessert unsere Wahrnehmung fur Beziehungssignale, erhoeht unser Vertrauen in andere Menschen und fuhrt insgesamt dazu, dass wir leistungsfahiger und gesunder sind. Die Heraus...
Sindrome Premestruale E Ciclo Mestruale, Come Affrontarli Al Top
by Alessandro Andrea Cinausero
Japan in Crisis (Routledge Library Editions. Japan)
by Hugh Vere Redman
"...The Japanese are not so black as they are painted or so immaculate as they occasionally paint themselves." As the author's own words suggest, this book attempts to give a balanced account of Japan during the "crisis" years of 1931-1935 which were some of the most significant in modern Japanese history. They saw an act of political expansion unique in the years following World War One, as well as an expansion of Japanese foreign trade in markets hitherto dominated by the exports of other coun...
Ratgeber Inkontinenz Und Beckenbodenbeschwerden
by Peter Petros, Joan McCredie, and Patricia Skilling
Dieser Patientenratgeber richtet sich an Frauen mit Beschwerden und Schmerzen im Bereich von Blase, Darm und Becken, wie Urin- und Stuhlinkontinenz, Entleerungsstoerungen von Blase und Darm. Er informiert uber die neuen Behandlungsmethoden nach der Integraltheorie, die davon ausgeht, dass die meisten Inkontinenzprobleme ihren Ursprung im Bereich geschadigter bindegewebiger Bander der Vagina haben und nicht von Blase oder Darm ausgehen. Durch operative Korrektur dieser Strukturen, meist minimal-i...
Molecular Genetics of Mycobacteria
A new specialist research-level monograph, discussing mycobacterial genetics in the context of the whole genome. An essential reference that describes the recent advances in the field and a useful guide for the new generation of researchers working in the post-genomic area.
Carbohydrate Metabolism in Pregnancy and the Newborn
by H.W. Sutherland and J.M. Stowers