Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

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Call Number: 618.45 Ga, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Health & Fitness / Pregnancy & Childbirth / Gaskin, Ina May
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	618.45 Ga	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Health & Fitness / Pregnancy & Childbirth / Gaskin, Ina May	4-week checkout	On Hold Shelf

"Updated with new material"--Cover.
The powerful mind/body connection -- What happens in labor -- The pain/pleasure riddle -- Sphincter law -- What you need to know about your pregnancy and prenatal care -- Going into labor -- Giving birth: move freely, let gravity work for you -- Forgotten vaginal powers and episiotomy -- The third stage of labor -- Benchmarks in midwifery -- What you least expect when you're expecting -- Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) -- Choosing a caregiver -- A vision for midwifery and mothers in the twenty-first century.
A leading authority on midwifery offers expectant mothers an alternative to hospital birthing, explaining how to create a mutually supportive relationship among birth-care providers and make informed choices.

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Not very good submitted by marielle on July 6, 2012, 12:23am I was considering a homebirth so I got this book out.

It was pretty boring and not very helpful. Mostly it consists of birth stories, but no guidance on getting through birth or really anything useful at all. And all the blathering about how wonderful "The Farm" reminded me of a cult.

Ina may submitted by crp on August 10, 2019, 4:36pm Could be better - with more respect to newer advances in medicine as a complement to her techniques.