Gentle birth, gentle mothering : a doctor's guide to natural childbirth and gentle early parenting choices

Buckley, Sarah J. (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 1587613220 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9781587613227 (pbk.)
Physical Description: 348 pages ; 23 cm.
print
Publisher: Berkeley : Celestial Arts, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Reclaiming every woman's birth right -- Vision and tools for instinctive birth -- Emma's birth--sweet and oceanic -- Healing birth, healing the earth -- Zoe's birth--challenge and transformation -- Your body, your baby, your choice: a guide to making wise decisions -- Prenatal diagnosis: technical triumph or Pandora's box? -- Ultrasound scans: cause for concern -- Undisturbed birth: Mother Nature's blueprint for safety, ease, and ecstasy -- Maia's birth--a family celebration -- Epidurals: risks and concerns for mothers and babies -- Leaving well enough alone: natural perspectives on the third stage of labor -- Jacob's placenta -- Cesarean surgery: the whole story -- Choosing homebirth -- Jacob's waterbirth--the power of water -- Love, attachment, and your baby's brain: how gentle early parenting promotes lifelong wellbeing.