Word: childbirth
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Showing slides of one family's home childbirth, Arms told the audience that the naked presence of the husband, the comfort of children and relatives, the absence of drugs and medical technology make the conception "a memorable, educational, enjoyable family experience...
Arms, author of "Immaculate Deception," a study of modern childbirth, said she is "sick of seeing women robbed, ripped off, deprived of the experience of childbirth...
Connie Beane and Judith Luce, members of Birthday, a pre-home childbirth organization, joined Arms in her criticism...
Arms cited better support from husband and family, more room in which to move around, a far more familiar and intimate setting, better care, more self-confidence for the woman and less fear of the childbirth as reasons for choosing home childbirth...
Arms said far too many unnecessary Caesarians births have been conducted, that unnecessary drugs have been administered to women during childbirth, that medical care itself is often haphazard and careless, and that hospital rules and procedures inhibit the mother and the family from experiencing a normal, natural, more comfortable childbirth...