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Ina May's Guide to Childbirth |  | Author: Ina May Gaskin
Publisher: Bantam
Category: Book
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Rating:  269 reviews
Sales Rank: 1255
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 368
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0553381156
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.45
EAN: 9780553381153
ASIN: 0553381156
Publication Date: March 4, 2003
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Product Description
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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This book teaches us what our bodies are made for! October 17, 2009
Asia (Newport, OR)
By starting the book with stories from and about women in labor Ina May shows us what is possible! I am having my first baby and after reading this book I feel so much more prepared and confidant that my body knows what it is supposed to do. This book is a great resource for anyone who wants a natural unmedicated birth!
My Best Help! October 16, 2009
Lindsey (Georgia, USA)
I bought this book while preparing for the birth of my 3rd child (my first VBAC). I enjoyed reading all the birth stories in the first half of the book. Many of them were birth stories very different from my own, but it was nice to read how many women could give birth. It helped me renew faith in my body that I had lost. While in labor during my VBAC, Ina May's words would ring in my ear. I tried several of her techniques and they helped me so much! (I had a completely unmedicated VBAC!) I do wish my husband, who was my support during labor, would have read this book instead of the Bradley book I asked him to read. I think it would have helped him see more of what I needed and I wouldn't have had to explain to him why I was singing during rushes or making horse sounds. I think it would have made him overall more comfortable with the birth process. This book was extremely helpful for me, even though I was not preparing to birth in a cabin in the woods, but in a hospital downtown. Throughout my pregnancy and delivery, Ina May offered me the assurance that my body was not a lemon!
Awesome! October 14, 2009
misamisa (Lancaster, CA)
This book is so informative. I like how it emphasizes that birthing is a natural process and that it can be viewed as a celebration instead of periods of pains and fears. I'm so glad midwifery is still offered in the US. At one point, seeing and hearing how many pregnant women go straight for C-section instead of birthing naturally, I thought that natural birth was no longer an option. I'm relieved that if I want to, I still have the option of having a baby like my grandma did, in her house, in her room, with her family. Much better experience to look forward too. Thank you Ina May.
Simply the Best Prenatal Book Ever Written October 2, 2009
Bonne Roemhildt (St. Paul, MN)
Ina May's book gives an expectant Mom all the information needed to enter into childbirth with knowledge and awareness of her impending experience. In the first half of the book are stories of individual child birthing experiences told by Moms to help others prepare for the myriad of ways babies choose to come into this world, story telling being one of the best learning tools. The second half of the book Ina Mays talks about the many ways and options available for women before and during the process, and the pros and cons of each decision. The more one knows about the many ways a child birthing experience can turn, the more prepared she will be to trust her own body and make the right decisions for her and her baby/s. This book is as vital today as it was in the 80's when it was written.
Great Book, Must Read for Pregnant Women! September 29, 2009
Lauren Ard
Yes, this book is a HUGE advocate of natural birth! Be prepared for that when you read it. However, when it comes natural birthing, you won't find a more thorough book! Ina May has years of experience on "The Farm" with attending births.
I also loved that this book encourages women to have a more positive view of their birth experience, rather than the stressful, painful experience so often depicted inthe media these days.
If you are like me and don't have the luxury of delivering on The Farm, I would also recommend reading Dr. Sears' "The Birth Book" for an insight on how to have a satisfying birth in a medical establishment. It is this book that inspired me to switch to a midwife clinic that does natural deliveries in a hospital setting. Best of both worlds!
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