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Gentle birth, gentle mothering : a doctor's guide to natural childbirth and gentle early parenting choices / Sarah Buckley, MD ; foreword by Ina May Gaskin, CPM.

Summary:

This book is an authoritative guide to natural childbirth and postpartum parenting options. The author speaks to a new generation of parents who are concerned about the medicalization of childbirth and want current and science-based information about alternatives. She approaches the question of how a woman and baby might have the most fulfilling birth experience with respect for the wisdom of both medical science and the human body. Using current medical and epidemiological research plus women's experiences, she demonstrates that what she calls "undisturbed birth" is almost always healthier and safer than high-technology approaches to birth.

Record details

ISBN: 9781587613227
ISBN: 1587613220
Physical Description: 348 pages ; 23 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Berkeley : Celestial Arts, [2009]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Reclaiming every woman's birth right -- Vision and tools for instinctive birth -- Emma's birth -- sweet and oceanic -- Healing birth, healing the earth -- Zoe's birth -- challenge and transformation -- Your body, your baby, your choice: a guide to making wise decisions -- Prenatal diagnosis: technical triumph or Pandora's box? -- Ultrasound scans: cause for concern -- Undisturbed birth: Mother Nature's blueprint for safety, ease, and ecstasy -- Maia's birth -- a family celebration -- Epidurals: risks and concerns for mothers and babies -- Leaving well enough alone: natural perspectives on the third stage of labor -- Jacob's placenta -- Cesarean surgery: the whole story -- Choosing homebirth -- Jacob's waterbirth -- the power of water -- Love, attachment, and your baby's brain: how gentle early parenting promotes lifelong wellbeing.