Rumour of angels and heavenly midwives: Anthropology of transpersonal events and childbirth

Women and Birth

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-10

  Lahood, Gregg ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Birth trauma; Midwifery; Possession ritual; Shamanism; Transpersonal psychology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONSCIOUSNESS; CRIME; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EROTISM; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; GEOLOGICAL TIME; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; LABOR; LIFE EVENT; MIDWIFE; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION;

ADULT; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; CONSCIOUSNESS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDWIFERY; MOTHERS; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 33847330323     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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