Rape of the Twentieth Century-Cover

Announcing
The Birth of

Rape of the
Twentieth Century

~ A book about reclaiming childbirth by
Lora-Lee McCracken ~

Parents:	Lora-Lee and Bill McCracken
Arrived:	November 13, 1998
Weight:	7 oz.
Length:	68 Pages

Occasionally a book comes along that enflames your soul...

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Introduction

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A note from the Author:

     My name is Lora-Lee McCracken, and I have six children. In meeting them I have experienced the extremes of childbirth: from the brutally interfered with, to the blissful, sensuous and secret. I have ultimately learned that the medical model of birth is based on false hospital outcomes; doctors know how bedridden patients give birth, but they don't know how women give birth. The medical model cuts and slices at the very heart of childbirth: birth needs healing; birth needs protecting; birth needs loving- that's why I wrote this book.

     In it, two grand multiparas detail their birth stories; and in our twelve births, my friend Jamie and I have had every birth experience known to man and midwife (except forceps). In Dads and Childbirth men are asked to resume their traditional role in childbirth- to protect their women. In Resexualizing Childbirth women can learn about their own innate birthing powers, and how to check their own cervixes. In Don't Be Afraid! I talk about what birth sensations really do feel like- if one abandons fear and insecurity. Midwife Gloria Lemay adds her wisdom and outstanding birthing knowledge in the pieces The Case for Midwives and Q&A with Gloria Lemay. Peeing With the Bathroom Door Open is a bit of a light touch, with a thoughtful point. Getting to 'No' You is a discourse of the personal power I've finally grown into, and the book concludes with a Declaration of the Rights of Childbearing Women.

     I try to teach all that I've learned- I try my hardest to convince women of the beauty of birth, and the sanctity of self- and I fervently hope they listen.

Lora-Lee

Disclaimer: The views and opinions in this book are those of the author only. The Compleat Mother Magazine is not involved in the publication of this book. This advertisment does not imply an endorsement or recommendation by The Compleat Mother Magazine which recognizes that there are situations in childbirth which require the attention of your medical doctor.

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