Recommendations on childbirth books?

Re: Recommendations on childbirth books?

• fmw0526 member

  February 2011

  https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Childbirth-Bradley-Way-Revised/dp/0452276594/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1297091926&sr=8-1

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    https://www.amazon.com/Husband-Coached-Childbirth-Fifth-Bradley-Natural/dp/055338516X/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b
  

  

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• evhamm

  February 2011

  To be completely honest, I found that reading Ina May Gaskin's books prepared me much more for childbirth than any other books I read... of course, she advocates natural childbirth as she was a midwife...

  It is very helpful to read and understand how the birth process works before the big day, but it's hard to say how the day actually will unfold. We had an emergency C/S with our first, but I'm glad we tried for the natural birth as long as we did.
  

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• iris427 member

  February 2011

  I like Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn by Penny Simkin.  

  Someone on here also recommended The Big Book of Birth for a good objective overview but I haven't read it myself.

  
  

  
  

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• iris427 member

  February 2011

  Oh and you might find Henci Goer's books interesting.  She wrote The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth and Obstetrical Myths vs. Research Realities.    She looks at the evidence supporting (or not supporting) different practices and talks about studies.

  But she's not really objective.  She definitely comes down on the side of natural birth/few interventions.   

  
  

  
  

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• jetskreemr member

  February 2011

  This is excellent:

   The Birth Partner
  

  https://www.amazon.com/Birth-Partner-Third-Childbirth-Companions/dp/1558323570/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1297096420&sr=8-1

  Made for labor coaches, but will give you an awful lot of info about all the different options for everything out there.
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
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• amahrey

  February 2011

  dr. sears birth book is good and thorough. 
  

  bound to cover just a little more ground

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• tokenhoser member

  February 2011

  I love "The Big Book of Birth".

  I also liked "The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth".

  I didn't like Ina May, and not because I'm anti-natural birth. I just hated her tone and writing style. I want more science, less earth-mother.

  Check your library. Try out some books before you buy - it's important to find one that resonates with you.
  

  
  
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• mcatmay member

  February 2011

  Brilliant! Thank you for all the suggestions, Ladies! And tokenhoser, i think i'll take you up on that - i'll be swinging by the library sooner rather than later! Thanks again!

                                           

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• kacelle member

  February 2011

  I like Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way and The Birth Partner.  Both are geared more toward natural childbirth, but provide a lot of details about what actually occurs anatomically and physiologically during labor.

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