Sentences with phrase «for unassisted childbirth»

I know some women who turned to home birth bc of a history of trauma, and others who have or plan for unassisted childbirth.

Not exact matches

Her strong ties to both the medical and unassisted / non-medical childbirth communities give her a uniquely well - rounded perspective on the range of options for birthing families.

Unassisted childbirth isn't for everyone but every mom and family should know their options, understand childbirth and choose their place of birth — whether home, birth center or hospital — and their provider — whether MD, midwife or dad — with great care and with eyes wide open.

Regular readers know that among all the supposedly «natural» childbirth practices, I reserve special contempt for unassisted birth.

Unassisted childbirth does not have the medical support the other methods have, unless the couple makes provision for it in their birth plan.

You know the story: an unassisted childbirth ended with her baby's death, for reasons that have not yet been determined.

There are several different surveys related to home birth and unassisted birth, including surveys for health practitioners, birth attendants, as well as if you've had a home birth or unassisted birth, want to share your thoughts on childbirth literature, intuition in birth, sexuality in birth and birthrape.

*» Natural Hospital Birth» by Cynthia Gabriel (required for certification) * «The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth» by Henci Goer * «Gentle Birth Choices» by Barbara Harper * «A Good Birth, a Safe Birth» by Diana Korte and Roberta Scaer * «Birth Reborn» by Michel Odent, MD * «The Birth Partner» by Penny Simkin * «Unassisted Childbirth» by Laura Shanley * «Birthing From Within» by Pam England * «Active Birth» by Janet Balaskas * «Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn» by Simkin, Whaley and Keppler «New Natural Pregnancy» by Janet Balaskas «Women Giving Birth» by Limberg and Smulders «Special Delivery» by Rahima Baldwin «Waterbirth: A Midwife's Perspective» by Susan Napierala * «Back Labor No More» by Janie King «The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth» by Sheila Kitzinger «Mothering the Mother» by Marshall and Phyllis Klaus «Nurturing Touch at Birth: A Labor Support Handbook» by Paulina Perez «The Birth Book» by Martha and William Sears * «The Scientification of Love» by Michel Odent, MD * «The Farmer and the Obstetrician» by Michel Odent, MD

So I will link to all of that for all of you who wants some more information on unassisted childbirth.

Nearly all human societies have the practice of assisting women as they give birth, and many anthropologists believe that the death rate in truly unassisted childbirth is too high for the human race to survive without it.

Since we did not live in poverty, did not choose to invite medical professionals to our births, and had worked with ourselves to eliminate fear and other potentially destructive emotions, we knew that unassisted childbirth was the safest way for us to give birth.

The real problems: A dangerously and unacceptably high doctor - endorsed C - section rate (over 32 percent), a for - profit medical system that puts money over moms, and a lack of childbirth choices, especially for women who have had previous C - sections, so severe it drives some families to choose unassisted VBAC birth.