Sheila Kitzinger

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Sheila Helena Elizabeth Kitzinger MBE (born March 29, 1929 in Taunton , Somerset , † April 12, 2015 in Oxfordshire ) was a British social anthropologist specializing in pregnancy, childbirth and the upbringing of babies and toddlers. She was an advocate of natural childbirth and the author of numerous books on childbirth and pregnancy . She was a lecturer in midwifery but had not completed any training as a midwife . She advocated that women get the information to be able to decide for themselves about the type and place of their birth.

She was an honorary professor at Thames Valley University and taught the master's degree in midwifery at the Wolfson School of Health Sciences . She has also led workshops on the social anthropology of childbirth and breastfeeding .

Sheila Kitzinger firmly believed that every woman without risk factors should have the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of a home birth . She has been a dedicated author and her books cover women's experience with prenatal care, planned births, induction , epidural , perineal cuts , hospital care during childbirth, and the experience of babies during childbirth and the possible subsequent post-traumatic stress disorder in childhood .

Bibliography (selection)

  • Pregnancy & Childbirth: The Complete Guide for Parents-to-be
  • Birth: The Natural Way
  • The year after the birth. A survival guide for mothers
  • Pregnancy and childbirth
  • Natural birth
  • I breastfeed my baby
  • Sexuality in Woman's Life
  • Women as mothers. Birth and motherhood in different cultures
  • I breastfeed my baby. The comprehensive manual for the young mother
  • Sheila Kitzinger's birth book
  • When my baby cries
  • The natural alternative

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sheila Kitzinger, natural childbirth expert, dies aged 86

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personal data
SURNAME Kitzinger, Sheila
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kitzinger, Sheila Helena Elizabeth (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British social anthropologist and author
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Taunton
DATE OF DEATH April 12, 2015
Place of death Oxfordshire