The term was started by Dr. Grantly Dick - Read who wrote two
books about the childbirth experience without the use of external intervention.
Read
books about childbirth, network in your community, and talk to other mothers who have already had babies.
Here are my personal favorites: Ina May's Guide To Childbirth By Ina May Gaskin This is a clear, digestible
book about childbirth.
Not exact matches
After birthing two babies and preparing for our third, I have revisited many of my old favourite
books about natural
childbirth but I was shocked to realise I hadn't actually read Ina May's landmark «Guide to Childbirth&r
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If moms take some time to learn
about their choices and take an Independent
Childbirth Class (not hospital based) or read GOOD
books (not WTEWE) then they will be in a better position to have a positive birth experience which can empower them!
One of the ways I prepared Ava for what would happen was by reading «Welcome With Love,» a beautiful children's
book about natural
childbirth.
But that doesn't mean that what we see on television or read in a (non-birth-related)
book or watch in a movie has no effect at all on our thoughts
about pregnancy and
childbirth.
You're expecting, and you've read the
books you want to read, you've attended the
childbirth classes, and had the conversations with your care provider
about your birth.
Reminiscent of our comments in previous editions, most of you found the best advice
about breastfeeding came from friends, La Leche League,
childbirth educators, midwives, and
books.
One of the instructors recommended the
book Gentle Babies: Essential Oils and Natural Remedies for Pregnancy,
Childbirth and Infant Care and as I've continued to read
about aromatherapy and the use of essential oils, I've found this
book to be almost exclusively referenced for pregnancy and newborns -LSB-...]
I read
book after
book about natural
childbirth and natural parenting and
about how our bodies were «made to do this.»
Just make sure you use at least one word incorrectly, or take a fact from a medical
book horribly out of context, and you'll sound properly self - educated
about childbirth.
Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth
About Pregnancy and
Childbirth (click here to check price on Amazon) is written in a very down - to - earth style and is full of jokes and humor, which is a nice approach that you'll probably appreciate compared to some of the other
books that are written in an almost clinical style.
She offered tips, recommended
books and articles, sent me links and educated me in a gentle, non-obtrusive way
about natural
childbirth, breastfeeding and attachment parenting (although I don't think she ever used that specific term, now that I think
about it).
She also teaches prenatal breastfeeding and
childbirth classes in the hospital setting, is working on her second
book, and goes around the world speaking to other breastfeeding professionals
about how to support new families through their breastfeeding struggles.
If you want to have a good laugh
about it, read the hilarious
book «Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth
about Pregnancy and
Childbirth» from someone who's definitely «been there, done that».
You can watch documentaries
about birth, as well as read informational articles and
books that offer an unbiased, evidence - based look at pregnancy,
childbirth, and postpartum.
It is the first technical
book about birth that is widely read by both the
childbirth professional and by women preparing for labor and birth.
Comments
about the hostile response to any request for home birth confirm the anecdotal reports of consumer groups such as the Association for the Improvement in Maternity Services and the National
Childbirth Trust and evidence to the Expert Maternity Group.1 In addition, many women who had
booked a home birth were later transferred to hospital for delivery, both before and after the onset of labour.
We have a lending library of
books about breastfeeding,
childbirth, and parenting.
Read at least one
book about birth, and take a
childbirth education class if possible.
I have published articles
about yoga,
childbirth and pregnancy and am currently working on a
childbirth book.
At least the subjects of the
book are honest
about why they like unassisted
childbirth: Women don't deserve too much medical care, because women don't deserve much of anything.
In a perfect world, women (and men) would learn
about childbirth from reading
books and websites and talking to their care provider (doctor or midwife), to a doula, to their mother, aunts and friends, but unless you live under a rock, women (and men) also learn
about childbirth when they are bombarded with images on TV and in movies that depict
childbirth as something scary, painful and out of control.
You can educate yourself by taking a comprehensive
childbirth course, read birth stories, and find informational and supportive
books about the birth process.
The
books talk
about different aspects of
childbirth and the stages after that.
The Healthy Pregnancy
Book takes you month - by - month through your pregnancy, answering all the questions you have
about your baby's development, your own body's physical and emotional changes, medical technology you might need during pregnancy and
childbirth, how to prepare for labour and delivery, and those first days at home with your new baby.
Sometimes they even read
books and articles to educate themselves
about what is
about to happen —
childbirth.
We read two
books, one
book called «Unassisted
Childbirth» by Laura Shamley which she kind of like guru on the topic, and then there is another
book called «Emergency
Childbirth», just forgot the author but, it's really short, it's like what they give paramedics learn
about delivering a baby you know and this thing like when things go wrong and what to do.
Many of the
childbirth prep
books I read at least had a chapter
about creating a birth plan though so I don't know if a whole
book devoted to it is really necessary.
Read those baby
books and watch videos
about childbirth.
Childbirth educators and doulas will also find this
book helpful since each chapter includes, Especially for Mothers, a section with helpful guidelines, questions, and numerous resources for making informed decisions
about birth professionals, hospital interventions, and place of birth.
Every time I come across a new
book or a course
about childbirth — I have to have it.
toLabor Birth Doula Training Manual — Resources / Articles section (received at workshop) Optimal Care in
Childbirth - The Case for Physiological Birth — Henci Goer & Amy Romano Pushed — Jennifer Block The Birth Partner — Penny Simkin The Complete
Book to Pregnancy and
Childbirth — Sheila Kitzinger Heart and Hands — Elizabeth Davis The VBAC Companion — Diana Korte or Birth After Cesarean — Bruce Flamm What Every Pregnant Woman Needs to Know
About Cesarean Section — www.chilbirthconnection.org Reproductive Justice: An Introduction — Loretta Ross & Rickie Solinger OR Birthing Justice: Black Women, Pregnancy, and
Childbirth — Julia Chinyere Oparah & Alicia D. Bonaparte The Radical Doula Guide — Miriam Zoila Perez Mothering the New Mother — Placksin Nursing Mother's Companion — Huggins or Bestfeeding — Renfrew, Fisher, Arms * A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and
Childbirth — Enkin, Keirse & Chalmers * Understanding Diagnostic Tests in the Childbearing Year — Frye * These last
books are required for reference purposes.
Finally I stumbled upon the Secrets of The Mommyhood: Everything I wish someone had told me
about pregnancy,
childbirth and having a baby by Heather Alexander,
book that is very informative and hilarious at the same time!