The top two books on my natural childbirth reading list are Ina May’s Guild to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin and The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Better Birth by Henci Goer. These two books provide a tremendous amount of information about the “medical model” of childbirth versus the natural childbirth model. The Guide to Better ...
One of the most important choices a new mother can make is the way she chooses to give birth to her child. Of course there can be emergencies and unexpected events, such as c-sections, but for low risk, healthy pregnancies there are more choices available. If you believe in being an informed consumer in other ...
There is really no way to make childbirth painless. Many women throughout history have had painless births, but there is no way to guarantee a birth without pain. Even with today’s technology, birth comes with pain most of the time. Epidurals can make the pain more comfortable, but they don’t always work and do come ...
The Bradley natural childbirth method was started by Dr. Robert A. Bradley over thirty years ago. The Bradley method recognized that women are mammals and should be allowed to labor such as other animals do. The role of the Doctor is minimized and the father steps in to help coach with the delivery. The mother ...
So many women in today’s world automatically decide to have an epidural rather than experience the joy of natural childbirth. Is that the best decision? Some women liken giving birth naturally to “laboring like an animal.” Others feel that having an epidural takes away from the magical event of bringing a new life into the ...
If you think there are risks that come with taking an epidural during labor, you are correct. In fact, up to 23% of women who have an epidural during labor will experience some complications. Epidural side effects range from vomiting, fever, shaking and headaches, to low blood pressure, fetal distress, vacuum extraction, forceps delivery, and ...
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