Anthropology of Pregnancy Loss: Comparative Studies in Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Neo-natal Death (Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women S)

by Rosanne Cecil (Editor)

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  1996

  $3.52

  Mourning rituals at a pregnancy loss, which may be elaborate in some societies, are considered to be inappropriate in Western societies. Such aspects of pregnancy loss are examined as well as societies' differing beliefs regarding the causes of miscarriage, and preventative measures and treatments.

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  Paperback
  1996

  $45.42

  Mourning rituals at a pregnancy loss, which may be elaborate in some societies, are considered to be inappropriate in Western societies. Such aspects of pregnancy loss are examined as well as societies' differing beliefs regarding the causes of miscarriage, and preventative measures and treatments.