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labour

One of the factors of production, used to produce goods and provide services. Wages are the reward for labour. Labour demand and supply in a modern economy is determined by the size of the population, people's willingness to work, education and training levels, labour laws and regulations, and the overall health of the economy.

labour

Sequence of events in childbirth, from the first contraction of the womb through to delivery. There are three stages of labour, normally spread over some hours.



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Katherine Gyles's beautifully written and very moving article about lying-in with her babies was worth the full year's subscription fee alone ("At Rest in the Arms of the Mother," September-October 2006).
Lying-in is a beautiful practice by Dallas, Sarah / Mothering
But the real story of her introduction to me lies not in the beauty of her perfect homebirth, but in the days and weeks we spent lying-in together as a new family.
At rest in the arms of the mother: the postpartum practice of ... by Gyles, Katherine / Mothering
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