دانلود کتاب Childbirth and the Future of Homo Sapiens

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Introduction – The long-term consequences of how we are born: an anthology of valuable studies 1 Ecce Homo 2 Evolution revisited 3 The future of the human oxytocin system An underused physiological system The capacity to give birth The capacity to breastfeed Genital sexuality Capacity for empathy Should we learn from bulldogs? 4 A landmark in the evolution of brain size? Inextensible limits Pulverized limits 5 ‘Microbes Maketh Man’ 6 Should we criminalize planned vaginal birth? Two important steps Measuring the safety of caesareans 7 That is the question Answer Multiple functions of the Primal Health Research Database The concept of critical period 8 Active management of human evolution The reasons for a new question Active management needs objectives 9 Physiology v cultural conditioning Understanding the laws of Nature Deep-rooted cultural conditioning Reinforced cultural conditioning 10 Reasonable optimism Before a spectacular scientific discovery The discovery Immediate implications of the discovery 11 Avenues for research A basic simple physiological concept The concept of neocortical inhibition 12 Repressed common sense If… Analysing a concrete scenario The science-common sense collusion 13 The story is not finished 14 Labour pain revisited A protective physiological system Meanwhile 15 No paradigm shift without language shift Towards a new vocabulary Avoidable terms ‘Gestational diabetes’ as a typical example Other examples 16 Love as an evolutionary handicap The concept of critical period in the light of anthropology Giving birth before and after the Neolithic revolution ‘Maternal urges’ neutralized 17 Reasonable pessimism What is in the balance? Towards the planet of Aspies? The future of depression The sorcerer’s apprentice 18 The future of enthusiasm 19 Homo sapiens and the virosphere Smashing barriers The viral threat 20 Cultural blindness Cul-de-sac epidemiology Learning from biographers The vital function of madness   References Index