The Birth Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and Satisfying Birth (Sears Parenting...

The Birth Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and Satisfying Birth (Sears Parenting Library) | William Sears, Martha Sears | The Birth Book

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	The Birth Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and Satisfying Birth (Sears Parenting Library) William Sears, Martha Sears Little, Brown and Company, 1994 - 280 pages average customer review:based on 128 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

In The Birth Book: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Safe and Satisfying Birth, William and Martha Sears, authors of The Baby Book and creators of the concept of "attachment parenting," here turn their attention to the birth experience. In this helpful resource guide, the Searses cover the gamut of possibilities, and teach readers what they need to know to take control of their own birthings. The Birth Book is divided into three parts: "Preparing for Birth," "Easing Pain in Labor," and "Experiencing Birth." You'll find details about vaginal births; cesareans; VBACs; water births; home births; best birthing positions; drugs; pain; how to design your own birth plan; the humor, chemistry, and sexuality of birth; and pages and pages of birth stories.

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good book

I found this book to be very valuable. I have been trying for years to overcome a fear of birth, especially since getting pregnant. This book definitely helped.

I have to disagree with some of the reviews below which state that this book is anti-OB, or anti-hospital, or makes you feel guilty if you have a c-section. Not true. And clearly my OB feels the same way, as he recommends this book to all his patients. Many times throughout the book the authors discuss legitimate situations for c-sections- they simply say that c-sections are over-prescribed, which is true. The goal of the book, stated several times, is for the parents to look back on the birth of their child with happiness, however that happiness is achieved. Success stories involving epidurals and c-sections are included in the book.

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The Birth Book

This is the best book on birthing I've read thus far. It puts the responsibility back in the hands of the Mother and Father. Most importantly it informs, educates, and supports women in knowing your body is naturally made for birthing. Take control, be informed, and make your birth experience one you want and one you will cherrish forever, that is the goal of this book. I would recommend it to all women, even those on their 2nd or 3rd birth.

Fantastic

My husband and I plan to use the Hypnobirthing method for our baby girl due Jan 2008. Since you can never plan your birth and everyone is different I wanted to know a general overview of all the other things I could encounter while in labor. This book is FANTASTIC. It's not negative, just the facts. I find I can't put it down. There are so many pregnancy related books out there that have a negative feel to them and this book isn't one of them. I don't think you'll be disappointed. I love this book.

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more "liberal" than most....

Dr Sears is a bit more "liberal" than most doctors and although I don't agree with everything he says, I liked the information he gave in this book. It helped ease some anxiety for me, especially since Lamaze wasn't offered at my hospital. He prefers a more natural birth, and discussed a lot of the complications and drawbacks to induction, medication, ect. I was induced and was very nervous because of what I had read in this book. My daughter was very healthy at birth, and continues to be, 9 mo. later!

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