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1	Husband-Coached Childbirth: The Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth more books like this by Robert A Bradley, Ashley Montage (Foreword by) add to wishlist For half a century, the all-natural Bradley method has helped mothers have healthy babies and joyful birthing experiences--and made fathers partners in the miracle of life. Today more than 1,000 teachers in every state recommend this pioneering guide--now available in a trade paperback edition. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.96! \| SVS
2	Spiritual Midwifery more books like this by Ina May Gaskin add to wishlist The classic book on home birth is now in its fourth edition. Includes updated information on the safety of natural childbirth, new birthing stories, and the most recent statistics on births managed by The Farm Midwives. Mothers-to-be are instructed on how to take care of themselves while pregnant and how to prepare for being a mother and taking ... see all copies from $3.05! new only from $15.17! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Ina May's Guide to Childbirth more books like this by Ina May Gaskin add to wishlist 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. see all copies from $9.53! new only from $9.53! \| SVS
4	Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way: Revised Edition more books like this by Susan McCutcheon, Erick Ingraham (Illustrator), Robin Y Burningham (Illustrator) add to wishlist Since the Bradley method was first introduced in 1970, a growing number of expectant parents have opted for natural childbirth, knowing that it's safer than medicated or surgical delivery. But where can parents-to-be go for information on how to have a successful Bradley birth? This book provides all the answers, offering sound advice on how to ... see all copies from $6.60! new only from $11.01! \| SVS
5	Hypnobirthing: The Mongan Method: A Natural Approach to a Safe, Easier, More Comfortable Birthing more books like this by Marie F Mongan add to wishlist "Move over, Lamaze. HypnoBirthers say their form of deep relaxation takes the panting and pain out of labor." -Time Magazine HypnoBirthing(R): A Celebration of Life - with Birth Exercise CD Included! Childbirth is not something to be feared; it is a natural expression of life. With HypnoBirthing, your pregnancy and childbirth will become the ... see all copies from $6.81! new only from $16.99!
6	The Birth Partner: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and All Other Labor Companions more books like this by Penny Simkin add to wishlist A guide for those who wish to help a woman have a positive childbirth experience. It provides information about: techniques and medications for easing labor pain; tests and treatments of the fetus and newborn; strategies to help labor progress; medical procedures; and, how to best help the mother during the early postpartum period. see all copies from $10.22! new only from $13.32! \| SVS
7	Childbirth Without Fear: The Principles and Practice of Natural Childbirth more books like this by Grantly Dick-Read add to wishlist An original and unabridged edition of this Grantly Dick Read title about natural childbirth. see all copies from $6.04! new only from $10.87! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Birth Partner: Everything You Need to Know to Help a Woman Through Childbirth more books like this by Penny Simkin add to wishlist Fully updated and revised, this guide covers the time from the last few weeksof pregnancy through the early postpartum period. Includes new information onwater birth, labor aids, and epidural anesthesia. 35 illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98!
9	Easing Labor Pain: The Complete Guide to a More Comfortable and Rewarding Birth more books like this by Adrienne B Lieberman add to wishlist The only book devoted to labor pain, the number one concern of pregnant women, Easing Labor Pain is a positive and encouraging guide to everything an expectant mother can do--from pregnancy through postpartum, but especially during labor--to make sure pain doesn't overshadow the joy of giving birth. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.19! \| first editions
10	Hypnobirthing : a celebration of life : a guide to achieving an easier, more comfortable birthing in the way that most mirrors nature more books like this by Marie F. Mongan add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.38!
11	Pushed: The Painful Truth about Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care more books like this by Jennifer Block add to wishlist This book offers a provocative and incisive analysis of medical intervention at childbirth - an experience fast becoming the norm in America, even as women seek more choice. In the U.S, nearly half of all mothers are chemically induced into labour whether they want it or not, and almost a third give birth via Caesarean section. For women who want ... see all copies from $7.57! new only from $7.57! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Mind Over Labor more books like this by Carl Jones, Sr add to wishlist In his breakthrough book, Jones introduces a new, highly effective method of childbirth preparation using mental imagery. He shows expectant parents how to prevent the pain and fear associated with childbirth. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.08! \| first editions
13 view cover	Gentle Birth Choices: A Guide to Making Informed Decisions about Birthing Centers, Birth Attendants, Water Birth, Home Birth, and Hospital Birth more books like this by Barbara Harper, R.N., Suzanne Arms (Photographer), R N Harper add to wishlist In Gentle Birth Choices, Barbara Harper, a mid-wife, nurse, and mother, outlines the elements of gentle birthing and provides a new model of maternity care that reduces the need for high-tech crisis intervention, and focuses instead on preparation and good health for mother and child. More than 50 black-and-white photographs by Suzanne Arms ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.99! \| first editions
14 view cover	Preparation for Birth: The Complete Guide to the Lamaze Method more books like this by Beverly Savage, Diana Simkin add to wishlist The first complete guide for couples to the most popular method of natural childbirth. Destined to become the standard book on Lamaze, covering everything from the moment of pregnancy to the difficulties of adjusting to parenthood. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.43! \| SVS
15 view cover	Your Best Birth: Know All Your Options, Discover the Natural Choices, and Take Back the Birth Experience more books like this by Ricki Lake, Abby Epstein, Jacques Moritz (Foreword by) add to wishlist The national C-section rate is at an all-time high of 31%. Are all of these C-sections necessary? Are some of them done simply for the convenience of doctors? Inductions seem to have become the norm. Are they always necessary? In the end, expectant mothers are often left feeling powerless, as their instincts are replaced by drugs and medically ... see all copies from $4.60! new only from $12.12! \| SVS
16 view cover	Gentle Birth Choices more books like this by Barbara Harper, R.N., R N Harper, Suzanne Arms (Photographer) add to wishlist Recommended by Lamaze International as one of the top ten books for pregnant women and their families, this text includes a 45-minute DVD of six live gentle births. see all copies from $9.95! new only from $13.51! \| SVS
17 view cover	The Official Lamaze Guide: Giving Birth with Confidence more books like this by Judith Lothian add to wishlist The Official Lamaze Guide helps expectant parents experience childbirth with confidence. In clear, easy-to-understand terms, this book dispels the myths that pregnancy and birth are fraught with risk. Lothian and DeVries offer solidly researched evidence to document that common medical interventions (such as pitocin, epidural block, c-sections, IV ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.22! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Doula Book: How a Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier, and Healthier Birth more books like this by Marshall H Klaus, M.D., John H Kennell, Phyllis H Klaus add to wishlist The complete and essential guide to birth with a doula by the "undisputed experts in the field."--Los Angeles Times. More and more parents-to-be all over the world are choosing the comfort and reassuring support of birth with a trained labor companion called a "doula." This warm, authoritative, and irreplaceable guide completely updates the ... see all copies from $10.48! new only from $10.84! \| SVS
19 view cover	Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities: A Guide to the Medical Literature more books like this by Henci Goer, Don Creevy, M.D. (Foreword by) add to wishlist Anyone working to improve the childbearing experience and help women avoid unnecessary intervention has encountered numerous "obstetric myths" or "old doctors' tales". And while the evidence in the medical literature may be solidly, often unequivocably, against whatever "the doctor said", without access to that evidence, the pregnant women is ... see all copies from $30.00! new only from $44.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Painless Childbirth: An Empowering Journey Through Pregnancy and Childbirth more books like this by Giuditta Tornetta add to wishlist "Painless Childbirth: An Empowering Journey Through Pregnancy and Childbirth" is a road map for a woman to achieve painless childbirth. Rather than offer advice or solutions for the many challenges that surface during pregnancy - which most books on pregnancy do - Giuditta Tornetta offers a nine-step process that leads women to discover their ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $10.50! \| SVS
21	Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way more books like this by Susan Rosegg add to wishlist A drug-free Bradley birth is the best start a baby can have. Dr. Robert A. Bradley has been practicing and teaching his method of husband-coached childbirth for over thirty years and has a 94 percent unmedicated birthrate. Illustrated. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| first editions
22 view cover	Special Delivery more books like this by Rahima Baldwin Dancy add to wishlist For couples who want to take greater responsibility for the birth of their babies at home, in a birth center, or in the hospital. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $121.87! \| first editions
23 view cover	Birthing Normally: A Personal Growth Approach to Childbirth more books like this by Gayle Peterson, PhD, Michel Odent, M.D. (Preface by) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.94! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Birth Your Way more books like this by Sheila Kitzinger add to wishlist As research discloses the risks of intensively managed hospital birth, increasing numbers of women are considering alternatives. This new updated edition of Sheila Kitzinger's pioneering work gives them the facts. Highly informative yet sensitively written, and supported by firsthand accounts of women's personal experiences of birth, this is the ... see all copies from $2.09! new only from $26.96!
25 view cover	Six practical lessons for an easier childbirth more books like this by Elisabeth Bing add to wishlist The classic book on the Lamaze method for pregnant women and their partners, now revised and in a new trade paperback edition. Filled with vital information and reassurance, this essential book will make expectant couples better prepared than ever for this joyous, rewarding experience. Photos throughout. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.26! \| first editions \| SVS

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	Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation by Pam England, Rob Horowitz see all from $6.47! new only from $11.27!
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	Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn, Revised and Updated: The Complete Guide by Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley, Ann Keppler see all from $2.22! new only from $7.50!