CONCENTRATED 338p - Cultural And Biological Perspectives on

Institution:

Western Washington University

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Description:

PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH (5) Prereq: Fair 203a and 206a or permission of instructor. The biology of pregnancy and childbirth, including the development of the fetus, morphological, physiological and psychological changes women experience during pregnancy and childbirth, and the co-evolutionary relationship between mothers and fetuses. Explores childbirth from cross-cultural and historical perspectives, and focuses on the ways American medicine has viewed and treated childbirth and recent changes in American childbirth practices.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wwu.edu

Phone Number:

(360) 650-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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