Article ID: CBB544799873

Psychedelic Birth: Bodies, Boundaries and the Perception of Pain in the 1970s (2020)

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In the 1970s, new developments in psychiatric research and the proliferation of psychoactive substances created a vibrant, albeit surprising, intellectual exchange between hippies, midwives and some psychiatrists about the meaning and significance of birth in the United States. This article exposes the resulting unexpected entanglements between psychedelic psychiatry and spiritual midwifery. New theories about pain, childbirth and psychedelics encouraged these different actors to seek spiritual and scientific connections between body and mind.

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Authors & Contributors
Buehler, Scottie Hale
Ross, Colin A.
Johnstad, Petter Grahl
Hyrkäs, Eve-Riina
Jesse Donaldson
Claudia Jeanne Ford
Concepts
Childbirth
Midwifery
Psychiatry
Obstetrics and pregnancy
Psychedelics
Medicine
Time Periods
20th century, late
20th century
Early modern
Medieval
18th century
21st century
Places
United States
Germany
Saxony
Atlantic Ocean
England
Peru
Institutions
Société Royale de Médecine
National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.)
United States. Army
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