Your best birth : know all your options, discover the natural choices, and take back the birth experience / Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein ; foreword by Jacques Moritz.
The national C-section rate is at an all-time high. Are all these C-sections necessary? Inductions seem to be the norm, but are they always needed? Today, expectant mothers are often left feeling powerless, as their instincts are replaced by drugs and routine medical procedures. This book shows that you have a choice, and you have the power to plan the kind of birth that's right for you--whether at a birth center, a hospital, or at home. Advocates of informed choice Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein inspire women to take back the birth experience, with essential advice on: positive and negative effects of epidurals, Pitocin, and other drugs and interventions; inducing vs. allowing your labor to progress naturally; the truth behind the staggering C-section rate; assembling your birth team and creating your birth plan. Also includes inspiring birth stories, including well-known personalities, such as Laila Ali and Cindy Crawford.--From publisher description.
Record details
- ISBN: 0446538132
- ISBN: 9780446538138
- Physical Description: xxxii, 238 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Wellness Central, 2009.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-228) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Not your mama's birth plan -- Your best birth place -- Obstetricians: finding Dr. Right -- Midwives: not just for hippies anymore -- Doulas: labor's love -- The guest list: birth as a private party -- For sexual abuse survivors, a healing -- Epidurals: you haven't got time for the pain -- Inductions and pitocin: let's get this party started -- Electronic monitors: reading between the lines -- Episiotomies, vacuums, and forceps: the (un)kindest cut -- Cesarean sections and VBAC: To c or not to c -- Loving your labor -- Bonding with baby. |
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| Subject: | Childbirth > Popular works. Midwives > Popular works. Natural childbirth > Popular works. Obstetricians > Popular works. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Mary Duncan Public Library | 618.2 Lak (Text) | 38950609895372 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
