About this title: Author of the classic SPIRITUAL MIDWIFERY, Ina May Gaskin tells readers how to reduce the risk of epidurals, avoid C-sections, and maximize the safety of the birthing process for mother and child.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam
Date Published: 2003-03-04
ISBN-13:9780553381153ISBN:0553381156
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Description: Brand New. Paperback. The mother of modern midwifery, Ina May has been at the forefront of a movement that has seen in-hospital midwife-attended births rise from an estimated 20, 000 in 1975 to almost 300, 000 in 1999. Taking the fear and misinformation out of childbirth, this book celebrates the capacities of the female body while providing important information all expectant mothers need, soothing, empowering, and maximizing their chances for safe, spontaneous birthing. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
Date Published: 2003-03-01
ISBN-13:9780553381153ISBN:0553381156
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780553381153ISBN:0553381156
Description: New. Filled with inspiring birth stories and practical advice, this invaluable resource includes: Reducing the pain of labour without drugs-and the miraculous roles touch and massage play. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Inc
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780553381153ISBN:0553381156
Description: New. What you need to know to have the best birth experience for you. Drawing upon her thirty-plus years of experience, Ina May Gaskin, the nation's leading midwife, shares the benefits and joys of natural childbirth by showing women how to trust in the a... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ebury Press
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780091924157ISBN:0091924154
Description: New. A guide to childbirth. It explains why the natural birthing process, when left to its own devices, can proceed so beautifully on its own. It teaches you: how to create a safe, comfortable environment for birth in any setting; tips for maximising your... read more
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"The midwife lent me a whole stack of books (and is always pushing me to take more), but so far the only one I've read cover-to-cover is this one. And I'm wishing I'd read this before I had Jefferson.
Roughly the first half of this book is birth stories. Almost all of them are midwife-assisted births at The Farm, a village/commune in Tennessee, mostly just in homes without a lot of special equipment. Very few of the births had to be transported to the hospital, though those are represented as well. The stories are testament to what a calm and experienced birth assistant, a trust in the power of a woman's body, and the natural process of birth itself can do -- even when the mother gets temporarily hung up by fear, even with extremely large babies, and even with some fairly troublesome complications.
The second half of the book is a collection of essays by Ina May on the current state of birthing in the United States. (Primarily it's about this country anyway, there is also a lot of data from other countries for comparison.) The latter chapters are sometimes hopeful, sometimes chilling, but mostly make me glad we're trying for a midwife-assisted home birth this time.
But this book is mostly famous in our house for two pictures of a face-presentation. Jefferson was looking over my shoulder one day as I was reading this book and liked all the pictures of babies. So I started flipping through it with him looking for the pictures. Most were standard mom and baby post-birth posed shots, but on page 58 there is a picture of a baby where only the face has emerged from the birth canal, and then another of the baby right after delivery, with its poor face all smooshed and swollen. I was a little worried about Jefferson's reaction, as I hadn't intended to give him quite such a graphic introduction to "where babies come from," but he loved the pictures, and for a while developed a nightly routine of wanting to see the baby pictures before bed. At one point he even indicated the face presentation and told me he wanted me to have that baby. I told him no matter how much I loved him and wanted him to be happy, I would never wish for a face presentation.
Anyway! I loved this book. Very authoritative and informational. Would recommend to anyone interested in a more natural version of childbirth."
"My daughter's birth was amazing. Labor was not painful-- it was too big for that. More like getting hit by a tsunami, over and over. The whole intense experience was deeply invigorating and actually GAVE me the energy I needed to cope with the first couple of difficult weeks with a new baby.
When I've confessed to other moms that birth was SPECTACULAR, they're incredulous. How can something so painful, so medical, so dangerous be anything somebody could enjoy, especially without any drugs?
Ina May Gaskin explains-- birth is normal. My challenging but beautiful birth experience has apparently become an exception in this country-- but it doesn't have to be. With an understanding of what our bodies can and are made to do, birth can not only be safe but beautiful.
I would recommend-- no REQUIRE-- this book for anybody who wants to have kids, or who has had kids, or --shoot-- anybody with reproductive parts. Wanna know what they can do given the chance? Here ya go! The collection of honest birth stories and the detailed information about the processes of birth soothe any fears future parents might have."
"When I was only 7 weeks pregnant with my first child I knew if I wanted to have a natural childbirth I would need to learn as much as I could about the process so I could build my confidence and also become an advocate for myself and my baby. This is the first book I picked up, and the main message I took from it was how to trust- trust in the abilities of your body and trust that a midwife can care for a pregnant woman in a very special and unique way. This book gave me the confidence to really eschew the traditional OB/GYN/Hospital route, especially all of the fear mongering and worry it so often brings. Ina May's vast experience and stories are confidence-building. Her statistics speak for themselves, as does her common-sense rationale for so many parts of pregnancy and delivery (i.e. the forgotten powers of the vaginal sphincter, motion during childbirth, eating during childbirth, no separation of momma and baby after birth). I decided soon after reading this that I would do everything in my power to have a natural childbirth. We found a birth center located two hours from my home which I drove to every month/two weeks/week until my daughter was born there in the care of my husband, midwife and one nursing assistant. What an intimate and lovely way to bring a child into the world. It is still possible and this book can help you achieve it."
"What you need to know to have the best birth experience for you.
Drawing upon her thirty-plus years of experience, Ina May Gaskin, the nation's leading midwife, shares the benefits and joys of natural childbirth by showing women how to trust in the ancient wisdom of their bodies for a healthy and fulfilling birthing experience. Based on the female-centered Midwifery Model of Care, Ina May's Guide to Natural Childbirth gives expectant mothers comprehensive information on everything from the all-important mind-body connection to how to give birth without technological intervention.
Filled with inspiring birth stories and practical advice, this invaluable resource includes:" Reducing the pain of labor without drugs--and the miraculous roles touch and massage play
" What really happens during labor " Orgasmic birth--making birth pleasurable " Episiotomy--is it really necessary? " Common methods of inducing labor--and which to avoid at all costs " Tips for maximizing your chances of an unmedicated labor and birth " How to avoid postpartum bleeding--and depression " The risks of anesthesia and cesareans--what your doctor doesn't necessarily tell you " The best ways to work with doctors and/or birth care providers " How to create a safe, comfortable environment for birth in any setting, including a hospital " And much more
Ina May's Guide to Natural Childbirth takes the fear out of childbirth by restoring women's faith in their own natural power to give birth with more ease, less pain, and less medical intervention. I really loved this book. Gaskin makes childbirth sound like something real women can do. She gives assurances that women have been giving birth for thousands of years and it's something your body knows how to do. this one will be on my shelves for a long time."
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