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  Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife

  by Peggy Vincent

  Each time she knelt to "catch" another wriggling baby -- nearly three thousand times during her remarkable career -- California midwife Peggy Vincent paid homage to the moment when pain bows to joy and the world makes way for one more. With every birth, she encounters another woman-turned-goddess: Catherine rides out her labor in a car careening down a mountain road. Sofia spends hers trying to keep her hyper... (more)
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  Spiritual Midwifery

  by Ina May Gaskin

  Here is the 4th edition of the classic book on home birth that introduced a whole generation of women to the concept of natural childbirth. Back again are even more amazing birthing tales, including those from women who were babies in earlier editions and stories about Old Order Amish women attended by the Farm midwives. Also new is information about the safety of techniques routinely used in hospitals during... (more)
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  Unassisted Childbirth

  by Laura Kaplan Shanley

  Laura and her husband delivered their first child without the aid of a doctor or midwife. Laura alone delivered the next three children, assisted by her belief that giving birth was a natural process for which a woman's body had been well designed. Shanley's birth experiences, combined with subsequent research, have confirmed her belief that with the proper mindset, delivering one's own baby is the safest, most... (more)
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  Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

  by Ina May Gaskin

  What you need to know to have the best birth experience for you. Drawing upon her thirty-plus years of experience, Ina May Gaskin, the nation’s leading midwife, shares the benefits and joys of natural childbirth by showing women how to trust in the ancient wisdom of their bodies for a healthy and fulfilling birthing experience. Based on the female-centered Midwifery Model of Care, Ina May’s Guide to Natural... (more)
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  The Birth Partner, Third Edition: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and All Other Labor Companions

  by Penny Simkin

  If you want to learn how best to help an expectant mother have a happy and healthy childbirth, The Birth Partner, Third Edition is the only book you'll need. For almost 20 years, husbands, partners, friends, relatives, and doulas have turned to this book for guidance on being a supportive partner in the delivery room. The expanded third edition includes the most up-to-date information about techniques, devices,... (more)
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  Homebirth in the Hospital: Integrating Natural Childbirth with Modern Medicine

  by Stacey Marie Kerr

  The personalized and empowering experience of a home birth can also occur in a hospital setting. This book presents fifteen powerful testimonies about this kind of emotionally satisfying birth. The stories show that expectant mothers can minimize fear and put technology where it belongs.Dr. Kerr focuses on the Five C's: Choice, Communication, Continuity, Confidence, and Control of protocols. Prospective parents... (more)
• Artemis Speaks: V.B.A.C. Stories & Natural Childbirth InformationNan Koehler

  

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  Artemis Speaks: V.B.A.C. Stories & Natural Childbirth Information

  by Nan Koehler

  Artemis Speaks; V.B.A.C. Stories and Natural Childbirth Information by Nan Koehler We are publishing this for our friend Nan, who is a master herbalist, life skills teacher and midwife who specializes in helping mothers give natural birth. "Artemis" is the name of the Goddess of Midwifery who complements the medical or Apollonic (wo)management of childbirth by obstetrics. The purpose of this book is to... (more)
• HomebirthSheila Kitzinger

  

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  Homebirth

  by Sheila Kitzinger

• Homebirth as the standard of care.: An article from: Special DeliveryRahima Baldwin

  

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  Homebirth as the standard of care.: An article from: Special Delivery

  by Rahima Baldwin

  This digital document is an article from Special Delivery, published by Association of Labor Assistants & Childbirth Educators on March 22, 1992. The length of the article is 844 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. ... (more)
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  Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born

  by Tina Cassidy

  From evolution to the epidural and beyond, Tina Cassidy presents a lively, enlightening, and impeccably researched cultural history of how and why we are born the way we are. Women have been giving birth for millennia, so why is it that every culture—and every generation—seems to have its own ideas about the best way to get a baby born? Among the topics that Tina Cassidy looks at are: why birth can be so difficult... (more)
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  Choosing Waterbirth: Reclaiming the Sacred Power of Birth

  by Lakshmi Bertram

  A yoga instructor and mother of five shares a revelation: Childbirth doesn't have to be painful, stressful, or degrading. In this age of the epidural epidemic, when birth is treated as surgery or illness, "Choosing Waterbirth" details how to make childbirth a positive experience, both empowering and beautiful. Bertram, who chose the waterbirth method for each of her children, gently explains how this natural,... (more)
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  Unassisted Homebirth: An Act of Love

  by Lynn M. Griesemer

  This book is a presentation of unassisted homebirth (childbirth without an obstetrician or midwife) as it relates to psychological growth and development of the couple, the woman and the man. It addresses why people choose to give birth unassisted, why couples should consider unassisted homebirth and why so many are against unassisted homebirth. It shows how planned unassisted birth is safer than in the hospital... (more)