The theater of birth: scenes from women's scripts.

An analogy between theater and birth is drawn from analyses of women's birth stories to describe birth from a fresh perspective. Birth and theater are compared using the theatrical production elements: setting, casting, props, set, behind the scenes, script, and roles. Selected examples from women's...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 18 - 36
Main Authors: Hanson L, VandeVusse L, Harrod KS
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Sep2001
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