Having the birth you want is not simply a matter of luck. It depends as much on your choices and preparations beforehand as on your individual labour. This revolutionary book is written for women who want to stay in control and not get swept along on a tide of medical protocol and other people’s decisions. The author takes you through the options and helps women make confident decisions and follow them through to have the birth to suit them and not the medical establishment. The book provides information on the history of birth, the natural process of birth, feelings and fears experienced during pregnancy, birth choices available and post-partum care is a revolutionary as well as a highly practical book. A good birth experience usually involves a mother who feels empowered. It requires courage to face your own and other people’s fears, to challenge inaccurate information, overcome opposition or make compromises. This book will help you to find out your options, plan your birth and then set out to achieve it.
Authors: Gill Thorn
Publishers: Hodder & Stoughton
Date of Publication: 2002
No. of pages: 225