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 andor 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.