A man’s place

28th January 2000, 12:00am

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A man’s place

https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/mans-place
THE inventor of the birthing pool, Dr Michael Odent, claims that fathers present at births are disruptive because they inhbit women’s natural responses and their anxiety over birthing pain increases pressure for an artificial birth.


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