How Long to Read Birth as an American Rite of Passage

How Long Does it Take to Read Birth as an American Rite of Passage?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 25 minutes to read Birth as an American Rite of Passage by Robbie Davis-Floyd

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This classic book, first published in 1992 and again in 2003, has inspired three generations of childbearing people, birth activists and researchers, and birth practitioners—midwives, doulas, nurses, and obstetricians—to take a fresh look at the "standard procedures" that are routinely used to "manage" American childbirth. It was the first book to identify these non-evidence-based obstetric interventions as rituals that enact and transmit the core values of the American technocracy, thereby answering the pressing question of why these interventions continue to be performed despite all...

How long is Birth as an American Rite of Passage?

Birth as an American Rite of Passage by Robbie Davis-Floyd is 442 pages long, and a total of 111,384 words.

This makes it 149% the length of the average book. It also has 136% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Birth as an American Rite of Passage Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 8 minutes to read Birth as an American Rite of Passage aloud.

What Reading Level is Birth as an American Rite of Passage?

Birth as an American Rite of Passage is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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