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Ina May's Guide To Childbirth
Ina May Gaskin
Bantam
March 2003
On Sale: March 4, 2003
368 pages ISBN: 0553381156 EAN: 9780553381153 Kindle: B000S1LT1A Paperback / e-Book
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Self-Help | Non-Fiction
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.
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