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Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"HypnoBirthing helps women to become empowered by developing an awareness of the instinctive birthing capability of their bodies. It greatly reduces the pain of labor and childbirth; frequently eliminates the need for drugs; reduces the need for caesarian surgery or other doctor-controlled birth interventions; and it also shortens birthing and recovery time, allowing for better and earlier bonding with the baby, which has been proven to be vital to...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Now fully revised in its fifth edition, The Birth Partner remains the definitive guide to helping a woman through labor and birth, and the essential manual to have at hand during the event. The Birth Partner includes thorough information on: preparing for labor and knowing when it has begun; normal labor and how to help the woman every step of the way; epidurals and other medications for labor; pitocin and other means, including natural ones, to...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Birth, it's a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. More than anything, birth is a business. Compelled to find answers after a disappointing birth experience with her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to explore the maternity care system in America.
Author
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
A guide to gentle birthing choices that discusses giving birth in a birth center, at home, or in a hospital; finding a midwife or doula; pain relief; water births; and other related topics; and includes a DVD with interviews and footage of different types of birth.
8) The birth partner: a complete guide to childbirth for dads, doulas, and all other labor companions
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Since the original publication of The Birth Partner in 1989, new mothers' mates, friends, and relatives and doulas (professional birth assistants) have relied on Penny Simkin's guidance in caring for the new mother from the last few weeks of pregnancy through the early postpartum period. Fully revised in its third edition, The Birth Partner remains the definitive guide for preparing to help a woman through childbirth and the essential manual to have...
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