The Legacy of Dr. Lamaze
Publisher
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Editions Jean-Claude Lattès
Parution date
:
1999
EAN
:
9782709619431
Description
"In sorrow thou shalt bring forth children," commands the Bible, and for centuries the pain of childbirth was judged woman’s inescapable burden. Then in the 1950s arrived a revolutionary new technique for dealing with it, named for its inventor and tireless promoter, a French doctor named Fernand Lamaze. Lamaze proposed a simple yet radical way by which women could not only ease their labor but also take control over it. The rest is obstetrical history. For half a century, Lamaze’s "painless childbirth method" has been employed in hospitals and clinics worldwide.
Yet to millions, "Lamaze" remains just that—a method, a technique, even a brand name, rather than a figure of flesh and blood. Caroline Gutmann, Lamaze’s granddaughter, brings him to life in this remarkable book. Through her exclusive access to her family’s papers and letters, Gutmann lovingly but honestly pieces together the story of her famous grandfather, showing why and how he struggled to make childbirth safe.
The Legacy of Dr. Lamaze is an intimate and moving portrait of a passionate, courageous, and contradictory man who forever changed the way children are born.
Author
Caroline Gutmann : Caroline Gutmann lives in Paris. She is publicity director of the publishing house Fayard.
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