Ina May's Guide to Childbirth: Updated With New Material

Ina May’s Guide to Natural Childbirth

“This book should be read by every woman who is having or may someday have a baby, and by every midwife, nurse, doula, childbirth educator, and doctor who assists or may someday assist these women through their maternity experiences.”

• Marsden Wagner, M.D., M.S., former Director of Women’s and Children’s Health, World Health Organization

Drawing on over thirty years of experience and the female-centered Midwifery Model of Care, Ina May Gaskin, America’s leading midwife, offers expectant mothers a comprehensive guide to natural childbirth. This empowering book celebrates the mind-body connection and shows how women can trust their bodies to have a healthy, fulfilling birth-often without technological intervention.

Inside this invaluable guide, you’ll discover:

• Techniques to reduce labor pain naturally, including the powerful roles of touch and massage
• What happens during labor, demystified
• The concept of orgasmic birth and how birth can be pleasurable
• The truth about episiotomies and when they are truly necessary
• Common labor induction methods and which to avoid
• Tips to maximize your chances of an unmedicated labor and birth
• How to prevent postpartum bleeding and depression
• The risks associated with anesthesia and cesarean sections- what your doctor might not tell you
• How to effectively collaborate with doctors and birth care providers
• Creating a safe, comfortable birth environment anywhere, including hospitals
• And much more!

Filled with inspiring birth stories and practical advice, Ina May’s Guide to Natural Childbirth helps take the fear out of childbirth by restoring women’s faith in their natural power to give birth with more ease, less pain, and fewer medical interventions.

Empower yourself with knowledge and confidence, your copy of Ina May’s Guide to Natural Childbirth today!