Description: Sourced from the front & back flap (image provided with listing): Despite the widespread belief that natural is better when it comes to sex, pregnancy, and parenting, most of us have no idea what "natural" really means; the origins of our reproductive lives remain a mystery. Why are a quarter of a billion sperm cells needed to fertilize one egg? Are women really fertile for only a few days each month? How long should babies be breast-fed? In How We Do It, primatologist Robert Martin draws on forty years of research to locate the roots of everything from our sex cells to the way we care for newborns. He examines the procreative history of humans as well as that of our primate kin to reveal what's really natural when it comes to making and raising babies, and distinguish which behaviors we ought to continue -- and which we should not. Although it's not realistic to raise our children like our ancestors did, Martin's investigation reveals surprising consequences of -- and suggests ways to improve upon -- the way we do things now. For instance, he explains why choosing a midwife rather than an obstetrician may have a greater impact than we think on our birthing experience, examines the advantages of breast-feeding for both mothers and babies, and suggests why babies may be ready for toilet training far earlier than is commonly practiced.
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Academic research
Signed: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Features: Dust Jacket
Original Language: English
SKU: 123E33
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Intended Audience: Adults
Edition: First Edition, first printing
Book Title: How Wedo It : the Evolution and Future of Human Reproduction
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Basic Books
Topic: Reproductive Medicine & Technology, Life Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Developmental Biology, Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology, Life Sciences / Zoology / Primatology
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2013
Genre: Science, Medical
Item Weight: 19.7 Oz
Author: Robert Martin
Item Length: 9.5 in
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Hardcover
