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Pregnancy and Natural Childbirth Picture-Book

This book, measuring 27.5 cm x 36 cm was published in August 1978. The second page (publishing data) includes the following passages "Material by L. Ron Hubbard, Copyright", "International Issue Authority obtained", "Material by Frederick Leboyer Copyright© 1975 & 1978", "Translation Copyright by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.", "Original Copyright© 1974 by Editions Du Seuil".

Page iii, Introduction includes the following paragraph: "A course called "Effective Teaching" which I took at an international non-profit excellence-in-education organisation called Applied Scholastics[[1]], which teaches the educational methods of the American author and educator, L.Ron Hubbard, really opened my eyes to the importance of the definitions of words. Without first understanding what the words of the subject mean, real workable understanding in a subject is not possible!"

Page iv contains the Important Note, common in Scientology books of that era, including a quote from L. Ron Hubbard.

Page v contains only the following sentence, in slightly larger type: "When children become unimportant to a society, that society has forfeited its future.", and the signature L.Ron Hubbard.

Page vii is a dedication by Margaret Martin to L. Ron Hubbard and includes the passage: "philosopher, author, educator, humanitarian who first pioneered and researched gentle "non-violent" childbirth in his bestselling book Dianetics1. DIA (Greek) through, NOUS (Greek) mind, deals with a system of mental image pictures in relation to psychic (spiritual) trauma. The mental image pictures are believed on the basis of personal revelation to be comprising mental activity created and formed by the spirit, and not by the body or brain. (BPL 24 Sept 73 V) 2. Dn addresses the body. Thus Dn is used to knock out and erase illnesses, unwanted sensations, misemotion, somatics, pain, etc. Dn came before Scn. It disposed of body illness and the difficulties a thetan was having with his body. (HCOB 22 Apr 69)...more,® first published in 1950.

Summary of the Book

Pages 1 to 4 concern the woman "Mother of our future race", body openings, bones, menstruation, conception, and the beginning of the Growth of the Baby (drawings are actual size).

Pages 5 to 8 have full-size picture/diagram the growing fetus.

Pages 9 and 10 concern "Where is the baby growing?".

Page 11 contains "What happens inside a woman's body as the baby grows?"

Page 12 includes "The bladder during pregnancy" and "Positions for sleeping".

Page 13 to 15 contain "A good diet is important!", "What to eat" and "Weight gain".

Page 16 contains "Labor – What IS it?"

Page 17 to 20 contains "Signs of Labor" and continues to page 26 which illustrates "A gentle birth?".

Page 27 to page 30 contain quotations from L Ron Hubbard.

Page 31 to 36 contain quotations from Frederick Leboyer.

Page 37; Where Are Good Natural Childbirth Courses Available?

Pages 38 and 39 contain L Ron Hubbard's essay "How to Live with Children".

There is a page of acknowledgements and an index

The back cover contains a letter from Frederick Leboyer, author of Birth Without Violence.

Editing note: After about nine pictures (still to be added) the following material

Extra material which came with the book

With the book was found the following extra material.

Leaflet for Pregnancy and Natural Childbirth Education Centre

This is printed on pink paper 14 cm x 21.5 cm, eight pages folded down from a single sheet.

On the front (before opening) there is a picture by "Leonardo" of a woman with two children. Under that it says "A New Civilisation"

As you open it page 3 has a picture of L Ron Hubbard (the standard one with him looking at you with his hand under the chin and a watchEvery member of a ship's company has two general types of activities, one of these is as a member of watches, wherein he handles his duties of steering, lookout, engines, etc., including emergency drills. (FO 1109) on his wrist) with the caption "The phenomenal success of the Pregnancy & Natural Childbirth Education Centre is due, in large part, to the application of several new discoveries by L.Ron Hubbard, in the fields of education and administrationThe actions involved in administrating an organization. (Modern Management Technology Defined (C) 1976). & the humanities." When you fold it up on the left upper inside page there is a picture with the caption "Margaret Martin, executive director (l) and Emilie Karspeck, Org. Exec.(r) of the Pregnancy & Natural Childbirth Education Centre.

After stating that the Pregnancy & Natural Childbirth Education Centre is non-profit, nonsectarian educational organisation dedicated to the de-traumatisation of childbirth for mothers, fathers & infants – and the eradication of the majority of all birth defects, which are now known to be preventable" it states that the centre was established early in 1977. It then gives statistics on the number of people in the U.S.born defective, an estimate that over 90% of all births in the USUnited States. (Modern Management Technology Defined (C) 1976). are medicated births, that pioneering research was first published in 1950, and acknowledges the immense value of Hubbard's work in Dianetics1. DIA (Greek) through, NOUS (Greek) mind, deals with a system of mental image pictures in relation to psychic (spiritual) trauma. The mental image pictures are believed on the basis of personal revelation to be comprising mental activity created and formed by the spirit, and not by the body or brain. (BPL 24 Sept 73 V) 2. Dn addresses the body. Thus Dn is used to knock out and erase illnesses, unwanted sensations, misemotion, somatics, pain, etc. Dn came before Scn. It disposed of body illness and the difficulties a thetan was having with his body. (HCOB 22 Apr 69)...more. It states that the Pregnancy & Natural Childbirth Education Centre has received permission to use other new discoveries by L.Ron Hubbard in their successful Natural Childbirth Course.

Opening up the full inside four pages, as well as the picture mentioned, contains a section on Pavlov, and sections on Products, Expansion and Pilot Programs. The Last Section "Pilot Programs" states: "a Standardised Checksheeted Natural Childbirth Course has been written – employing education methods discovered & developed by L.Ron Hubbard. The Course Covers female anatomy & growth of the baby, exercises to get a pregnant woman into shape for the labor & birth, nutrition, ways to speed up labor & make it easier, communication1. the consideration and action of impelling an impulse or particle from source point across a distance to receipt point with the intention of bringing into being at the receipt point a duplication and understanding of that which emanated from the source point. (HCOB 5 Apr 73)...more drills, relaxation drills, pushing-out-the-baby drills, emergency birth, gentle Dianetics1. DIA (Greek) through, NOUS (Greek) mind, deals with a system of mental image pictures in relation to psychic (spiritual) trauma. The mental image pictures are believed on the basis of personal revelation to be comprising mental activity created and formed by the spirit, and not by the body or brain. (BPL 24 Sept 73 V) 2. Dn addresses the body. Thus Dn is used to knock out and erase illnesses, unwanted sensations, misemotion, somatics, pain, etc. Dn came before Scn. It disposed of body illness and the difficulties a thetan was having with his body. (HCOB 22 Apr 69)...more birth, the postA position from which a terminal operates in an org, where one knows that somebody is at. (FO 2200)--partum period, & birth control. Movies & slideshows are used to help make the data being studied more real to the students."

Closing down the four pages and looking at the back we find that it states that "This Course is now being piloted in Los Angeles with great success!" There is a section on tours and a list of things they are in need of and people they would like to communicate with. It then gives the mailing address which is a Post Office Box in Los Angeles.

Two more items, Admin scales, to be added.