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Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives

ISSN 1878-1799

1 paper in the library · 33 citations · publishing 2007

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Rumour of angels and heavenly midwives: anthropology of transpersonal events and childbirth.

Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives March 1, 2007 Gregg Lahood 33 citations

Some contemporary women can experience non-ordinary states of consciousness when childbearing. The purpose of this paper is to bring a 'transpersonal' frame to these non-ordinary states of consciousness (hereafter: NOSC). Transpersonal psychology is an interdisciplinary movement in Western science that studies 'religious', 'peak' or 'healing' experiences in different cultures and social...