Active Birth : The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally, Revised Edition
by Janet Balaskas
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Author: Janet BalaskasEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1992-03-25
ISBN: 1558320385
Number of pages: 275
Publisher: Harvard Common Press
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- Luna Bars, Nutz Over Chocolate, 1.69-Ounce Bars (Pack of 15)
- Health o Meter HDC100-01 "Grow with Me" Teddy Bear Scale for Babies and Toddlers
- Tanita BC533 Glass Innerscan Body Composition Monitor
Book Reviews of Active Birth : The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally, Revised Edition
Book Review: Great natural birth pep talk, but exercises were dumb
Summary: 3 Stars
I was not impressed with the exercises in this book, as they seemed to be things that anyone who exercises and stretches already does.
What I found most helpful about this book was its support of the idea that women are made to give birth and do not need drugs to cope. It also had a great explanation of why laying on your back is not the best way to labor and a great sort-of blow-by-blow of what labor feels like mentally and physically.
Not everyone wants unmedicated labor, but if you do, this book might help calm your fears about it. (yes, the photos are totally out of date, but labor isn't really different if your hairstyle is out of the 1970s or 2000s, so who cares?)
I know every time I read through sections of this book I finished feeling confident that I was ready for natural labor, actually excited for it, and no longer scared.
I don't know that I used many of the positions shown in the book during labor, I really did seem to know instinctively what to do and just listened to my body. But during my pregnancy I felt calmer knowing that I had this as a reference if I needed it.
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