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DICK-READ, Grantly

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Natural childbirth.

London: Heinemann, 1933.

In this work Dick-Read coined the term "natural childbirth." He advocated natural childbirth for many years; he demonstrated that prenatal education in methods of relaxation in many cases makes labor almost painless.



Subjects: OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY › OBSTETRICS